One of the lads in the club gave me a lambretta engine for a strip and check. I am extremely surprised that this actually ran! Check out the horrors I found inside this puppy.
Amazing it was still a runner.... of some sort. Lambretta's are more like a box of chocolates, you definitely don't know what you got until you open the lid. Great video btw.
Just restarting an Indian GP Rebuild (or two) after a gap of 15 years.... Would have been inspired to finish them then if you'd been youtubing in those days! Cheers mate...
if somebody paid to have that engine rebuilt id be round there asking for my money back. i bet your mate Ste was glad that he took the engine for you to rebuild.
Enjoyed the video Rob. You didn’t show how you take the bearing track off the crank. A right b@stard of a job but I now have puller tool which makes light work of it. 👍
Thats comming mate, I have a puller but never used it before. Thats also why I didnt show off my MB crankshaft tool as that can also be used to fit the main bearing. I am going to try and brake the rebuild up into small sections. I had to strip it fast because the owner is going to the uk for christmas shopping and I needed to to give his a shopping list!
I've really enjoyed your video...as I am disassembling a few bikes and all I see is poor maintenance....thought it was just me came across stuff like that...
Haha. Of course not! The spring was against the bearing. I had to cut out the mention of that because it just made me sound really grumpy. I'm trying my best to keep positive vibes 😊
@@kickbackgarage Nah I think we have our wires crossed here...If you lay the engine down and remove the clutch etc...first. You then are running risk of cracking a fin while engine weight is on them...Whereas if you remove flywheel first then eliminate the risk of cracking a fin...Or am I bonkers saying this?
Hi Rob, my name is Djon from Indonesia. I have Lambretta LD 150 that not runningbfor almost 20 yrs, does the gearbox and engine are same with the one you repair in the video? Tx
@@kickbackgarage tx Rob , do you have video how to restore LD 150? Can you recommend online shope where I can get the ven cover for the cylinder head? Mine was missing. Tx
Hi, what drift are you using in this vid to take the main bearing out. Is it an MB front hub/bearing tool. Looks like it? A confirmation would be great. Thanks
Hi, what you using to knock the main bearing out. Looks like an MB front hub and bearing drift? What else can i use that i might have in the garage. Want to knock mine out but won't re-use. Don't really want to purchase yet another drift for one job where i'm gonna chuck bearings out. Any advice? Appreciated.
About to open up an LI engine that's been in my shed since 1990, am very curious to find out what's going on in there as was never reliable when it ran !
@@kickbackgarage Not got round to it yet, working on new bathroom floor, necessary but not so fun ! Always suspected crankshaft pressure as would start when cold but a bastard when hot. Will replace seals and thoroughly check for cracks initially and I know it needs new clutch plates. Ongoing project !
Thanks ! That was another suspicion, it still has the original brass flywheel and old magnets, the lights would attract only the most curious of passing moths ! Funds allowing will get a 12v system.
Grandmaster Rob struggling with a Vespa engine. Enjoying every second of it :-)
Just removed my engine to strip, great video Rob, makes the task much less daunting ! ;)
Brilliant. Glad you found the vid useful 😎
Awesome video, nice to see steve aigain😊 looking forward to the next video,have good one mate👍👍
Cheap way to get variable ignition 😝 good entertainment befor bed. Looking forward to next video👍👍
Haha... This engine was in the Rat that was "running" in Bergen!
Amazing it was still a runner.... of some sort. Lambretta's are more like a box of chocolates, you definitely don't know what you got until you open the lid.
Great video btw.
It's amazing isn't it? 😂 And thanks
Just restarting an Indian GP Rebuild (or two) after a gap of 15 years.... Would have been inspired to finish them then if you'd been youtubing in those days! Cheers mate...
if somebody paid to have that engine rebuilt id be round there asking for my money back. i bet your mate Ste was glad that he took the engine for you to rebuild.
Steve is chuffed to bits now and it goes well 😎
Enjoyed the video Rob. You didn’t show how you take the bearing track off the crank. A right b@stard of a job but I now have puller tool which makes light work of it. 👍
Thats comming mate, I have a puller but never used it before. Thats also why I didnt show off my MB crankshaft tool as that can also be used to fit the main bearing. I am going to try and brake the rebuild up into small sections. I had to strip it fast because the owner is going to the uk for christmas shopping and I needed to to give his a shopping list!
@@kickbackgarage looking forward to the next instalment
@@skankoneup Thanks. I appreciate the support.
cheers Rob just watched it thats a great video
I've really enjoyed your video...as I am disassembling a few bikes and all I see is poor maintenance....thought it was just me came across stuff like that...
Just watched your video and the guy who built it...cowboy comes to mind
True!
was the mag flange large oil seal in the right way round
Haha. Of course not! The spring was against the bearing. I had to cut out the mention of that because it just made me sound really grumpy. I'm trying my best to keep positive vibes 😊
One would think removing flywheel would be first so as not to break any fins while taking clutch out while engine resting on the fins? Thoughts?
You don't brake fins with a Lambretta flywheel holding tool because it doesn't hold the fins themselves.
@@kickbackgarage Nah I think we have our wires crossed here...If you lay the engine down and remove the clutch etc...first. You then are running risk of cracking a fin while engine weight is on them...Whereas if you remove flywheel first then eliminate the risk of cracking a fin...Or am I bonkers saying this?
Approximately how much on average does it cost to redo a lambretta 150Li
How long is a piece of string? 🤷 It depends on how much needs doing.
Hi Rob, my name is Djon from Indonesia. I have Lambretta LD 150 that not runningbfor almost 20 yrs, does the gearbox and engine are same with the one you repair in the video? Tx
The LD is completely different!
@@kickbackgarage tx Rob , do you have video how to restore LD 150?
Can you recommend online shope where I can get the ven cover for the cylinder head? Mine was missing. Tx
Hi, what drift are you using in this vid to take the main bearing out. Is it an MB front hub/bearing tool. Looks like it?
A confirmation would be great. Thanks
Yes I do but you can practically use anything! A socket will work just as good.
Thank you
Hi, what you using to knock the main bearing out. Looks like an MB front hub and bearing drift?
What else can i use that i might have in the garage. Want to knock mine out but won't re-use.
Don't really want to purchase yet another drift for one job where i'm gonna chuck bearings out.
Any advice? Appreciated.
A socket does the same job
Ok thanks. Is it a MB front hub and bearing drift you used though?
About to open up an LI engine that's been in my shed since 1990, am very curious to find out what's going on in there as was never reliable when it ran !
I don't always catch the comments! Sorry about that but have you opened it now?
@@kickbackgarage Not got round to it yet, working on new bathroom floor, necessary but not so fun ! Always suspected crankshaft pressure as would start when cold but a bastard when hot. Will replace seals and thoroughly check for cracks initially and I know it needs new clutch plates. Ongoing project !
@@nickyfield137 That could also be an electrcal fault too.. Keep me informed when see what you find. Good luck!
Thanks ! That was another suspicion, it still has the original brass flywheel and old magnets, the lights would attract only the most curious of passing moths ! Funds allowing will get a 12v system.
What heat gun wattage would you recommend? I’ve always used a blow torch, but the gas is running on mine so I was considering a heat gun.
I have no Idea! This thing was cheap but gets really hot!
Kickback Garage ok thanks.
enjooing your vids thanks for putting them on
Glad you like them!
when are you getting round to the timing and 12 volt ignition install?
Done and dusted mate. I didn't make a video because I've already shown that here ua-cam.com/video/bHddlj48UGA/v-deo.html
Sorry but I couldn't concentrate on the lambretta engine...I was more interested in the Myford ml7 lathe😷
Love my myford! Best tool I ever bought. ❤️
Damn! Do mine now
or. You can make a video of you asembling the thing as well :-)
Yes. As soon as the parts turn up I will brake it down into several build videos.
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