S90: Airbox #2 Continued

I'd almost given up on the second airbox, since it seemed impossible to get the stuck screw out without also damaging the tab itself. 

But once again, the 4-week break from wrenching proved useful for problem solving.  I'd realized I could just clamp the tab down to provide enough support to take the hammering from the impact driver.  So I threw two clamps on the tab, then put the clamps themselves into the vice and Presto!

With just a couple whacks the screw freed up, and I turned most of it out by hand.  Plus, the tab actually got bent back in the right direction and looks pretty close to where it ought to be now.

S90: My Kindgom for Ring Pliers!

Hadn't been down to the garage in a month (a case of life getting in the way of hobbies), but I think that allowed time for some creative problem solving to percolate around in my brain.

Problem One was the fact that this clutch housing didn't have the little notches in it that allows you to use the basket holder to lock it in place while you remove the locknut.  I tried the penny in the gears trick recommended by Clymer.  But the first penny just got chomped in two, while the second one seemed to lock the gear, but not the clutch and therefore I still couldn't turn the nut.

But the solution was obvious: just put a very big piece of metal through the con-rod and lock the whole thing up.  At first I tried some wrenches, but they were getting bent.  Finally this old cheap, but very big screwdriver did the trick.

But after enjoying that success for a few minutes, I was immediately stymied by the fact that I had no ring pliers to get the primary gear off.  It seems simple enough to do it without the right tool, but short of cutting it off, I couldn't get the leverage to remove it.  Finally decided it was a good excuse to get a new tool and ordered a Lisle snap ring plier from Amazon.