Changing the Deauville NT700 Coolant Pipe 'O'-Rings - Rider Ramblings 147

[@geoffsmith1616]

Excellent, thanks for sharing how to do that with us , it’s like most things easy once you know how! By the way, I got the “perfect tens” and I am very impressed 10 mins and the difference is quite amazing , so thankyou very much for the recommendation !

[@riderramblings]

The older I become the more I understand _"it’s like most things, easy once you know how!"_ The problem is, for me, the lack of _know how_ 🤣 I have a half hour snooze most afternoons and, during the snooze, use the Tens machine on whichever area ails me most. I've found that a short snooze immediately after lunch, even only 5 - 10 minutes, works wonders for the rest of the day. I've done it most of my life.

[@geoffsmith1616]

@riderramblings i totally agree! there's nothing wrong with a power nap ! Great video. Thanks for making it and taking us along again, and I really do mean thanks for recommending the tens machine it's helped my knee and shoulder massively 🙏

[@LenScapoff]

You show a pair of locking pliers as well as the pipe grips (and circlip pliers etc). At what stage did you use those?

[@riderramblings]

They were to hold the paperclip to give a longer reach. I couldn't get my hand into the space whilest holding the paperclip. That's how tight the space is.

[@LenScapoff]

Ah, I see. Nice job.

[@KarlOliver-f3f]

I was hoping to do this all from the left hand side but that foesnt sound possible?

[@riderramblings]

You need to empty the radiator. To get to the radiator cap you have to loosen and/or remove the right side fairing (unless you've done the modification of cutting the piece of inner fairing above the radiator cap). When putting the o-rings on you need access from both sides as the gap isn't much more than 2 mm ish.

[@KarlOliver-f3f]

@@riderramblings thank you! My mirror bolts are absolutely seized, I've dealt with the left hand side and I hoped I'd get away with it

[@riderramblings]

@@KarlOliver-f3f I don't know what you have tried on the mirror bolts but here are some suggestions. They can be used in combination with each other. I would do it in this order 3 then 2 then 1: 1. Try tightening them *very* slightly before trying to loosen them. 2. Put a hot soldering iron on the bolt head for a while *_Don't touch the plastic or let it start to melt._* 3. Plus Gas or similar reapplying every 2-4 hours for about 24 hours or so. Failing that, you can cut the inner plastic above the radiator cap so you can get the cap off.

[@KarlOliver-f3f]

@@riderramblings that cut out was already done by a previous owner so I can get to that cap no worries. It's just the room around the pipe, i guess I can get the plastic off and if I can get to it easily I might be able to do it left side only