my first ca95 !!!

Jetblackchemist · Post by **Jetblackchemist** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:04 pm

That is a rear brake drum connecting rod.

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:06 pm

Great! Awesome. thank you!

Jetblackchemist · Post by **Jetblackchemist** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:21 pm

No worries, there should be a spring and a hollow spacer that is around an inch long with one end that's concave shaped on it too; which I didn't see pictured, it looks different than stock though.

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:34 pm

yeah I was looking for it on the parts diagram and I dont think I have it...

Spokes · Post by **Spokes** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:34 pm

I gotta chime in on this one...

I'm restoring my 3rd CA160. I have never seen this part. The brake rod has a "U" connection at the brake pedal and a male threaded end that fits thru a barrel at the rear brake arm.

Sorry, this part for the CA160 makes no sense to me.

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:27 pm

it is very confusing I found it right under my bike... Hmmm... just add...i looked it up in the parts catalog and I dont see it.. :/
anyways I am about to reinstall my rear rim and will see what happens... I just dont remember seeing it at all when I was taking the rim off the first time around.
Thanks for all the input guys!

kartgreen · Post by **kartgreen** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:53 am

The rod is something someone made , it looks like it could be used for the rear brake . What's the lenght of it ? ,long enough to span the distance between the rear brake pedal and the brake lever on the rear drum ?

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:12 am

ill measure it in a few and let you know. I am about to remount the rear wheel. lets see how it looks once I put the wheel on and reconnect the break etc....

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:37 pm

well, I installed the wheel and reconnected the rear brake without using that Mystery part.. must have been coincidence that it was stuck in the bike or something... who knows where it came from. wheel is fine break works great.

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:49 pm

Update: new tires, mirrors, brake cables, new grips (which I don't like) new side cover screws (new side covers are on order) installed... wheels are cleaned and soaked in rust inhibitor over night, clutch cable fixed and adjusted... let's see ... what else... throttle cable fixed and lubed, rewired handle bars installed and reconnected...

But as I am digging deeper into the electrical issues I am finding all kinds of stuff, for example unknown connections, ripped apart wires and crappy tape/bubble gum connections... I am really considering getting a new wiring harness and starting from scratch...
Also I am now no longer able to start the bike... I think I have a electrical issue now since I opened this electrical can of worms

here are some pics

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oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:52 pm

Lookign forward to cleaning this up as well... not even sure if it works right... bulb is out for sure ...

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oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:46 pm

here is the carb... Ugh I hate to even touch it.... any advise would be great here...

I ordered a rebuild kit which is goin to be here in a few days!

THANKS!!

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Jetblackchemist · Post by **Jetblackchemist** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:11 am

Here's an awesome carburetor cleaner, that's not only cheap, and effective but safe on aluminum and rubber too. Get a container that will hold the whole carburetor like a small bucket etc. mix it about 50/50 HOT water/Pinesol. Remove the hoses and pop the bottom float bowl off. Watch out for any old gas that might be in there, as well as the float needle(it may fall out)and put the carburetor and float bowl in the bucket and leave it to sit over night.

That thing will look as clean as it did, when it left the foundry, when you pull it out the next day, then just rinse it well with running water and let it dry, then you can touch it and remove the jets etc. for the new kit(keep the old ones in a zip lock) feel free to soak it again if you want. I'd suggest taking the jets etc out before the soak, but since you're not fond of touching it in it's current state.

Full strength Pinesol doesn't do anything by itself oddly enough; it must be mixed 50/50 with hot water. I suppose the water activates something in the Pinesol.

oldschool101 · Post by **oldschool101** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:43 pm

WOW awesome. I will do that!!
Thanks

sector160 · Post by **sector160** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:54 am

Great looking bike ..Lots of fun to oun and ride,.I dont have any muflers but i have lots of other parts you might be able to use .
Look at the muflers im using .i got them cheap from JC Whitney along time ago
not original but woks well ,iused reducers for [think] VW on the pipes to fit these
I was using the regular pipes i rijed up before these [ill see i can post pic]
Good luck with the bike