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AL Notes: Soria, Pirela, Jimenez
In Joakim Soria, the Tigers have found the top-quality closer they've lacked in the past several seasons, James Schmehl of MLive.com writes. Soria has been successful in all ten of his save chances this season while allowing just two runs in 11 2/3 innings. Over the past several years, the Tigers have leaned on the often unreliable Jose Valverde and Joe Nathan, with a strong partial-season performance from Joaquin Benoit in 2013 providing a few months of respite. The Tigers bullpen was a problem last year, and Schmehl notes that much of it is still shaky. But for now, their closer problem seems to be solved. Here's more from the American League.
- Jose Pirela's terrific hitting on a rehab assignment for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this weekend has the Yankees considering promoting him to the big leagues, Chad Jennings of the Journal News writes. Pirela, who's returning from a concussion suffered in Spring Training, has had three or more hits in three straight games. Jennings notes that Gregorio Petit currently serves as the Yankees' righty bench infielder, but that Pirela could provide more offense.
- Infielder Luis Jimenez, who the Red Sox claimed from the Brewers this weekend, allows Boston to use their other bench players more flexibly, manager John Farrell says (via Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald). "Righthanded utility guy, we like the defense, particularly at third, if that comes into play," says Farrell. "It gives us some more flexibility with Brock (Holt) and Daniel Nava, and hopefully a chance to get back to 13 position players." Jimenez rates as a plus defensive third baseman and could prove to be a valuable backup for Pablo Sandoval. Jimenez can also play elsewhere in the infield.
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2016 Vesting Options Update
Several notable players could see their 2016 statuses change depending on whether or not they unlock vesting options in their current contracts. With the opening month of the 2015 season almost in the books, let's check in on the progress each of these players are making towards those getting those options to vest…
- Chase Utley: The veteran second baseman has a $15MM vesting option for 2016 that becomes guaranteed if he makes 500 plate appearances. (If he doesn't, it becomes a team option worth between $5MM-$11MM depending on how much time Utley spends on the DL, with a $2MM buyout.) Utley has received 81 PA while playing in 21 of the Phillies' first 22 games, so he is well on the way to having his option vest despite a very rough start — only a .398 OPS and two homers this season, thanks to an incredibly low .102 BABIP. There is little chance the Phils would let Utley walk for nothing this winter, especially when they could obtain something for him in a trade this summer if Utley agrees to waive his no-trade clause.
- Jonathan Papelbon: The Phillies closer's 2016 vesting option is one of the reasons why he hasn't yet been traded, as other teams have been wary about acquiring a reliever with such a potentially large price tag. Papelbon's $13MM vests if he finishes 55 games this season, or posts a combined 100 games finished between 2014-15. The stopper finished 52 games last year and has seven finishes thus far in 2015, putting him on pace for that guaranteed salary next year.
- David Ortiz: If Ortiz makes at least 425 PA and passes a physical after the season, Boston's $10MM team option on his services for 2016 will become guaranteed at $11MM (or more, depending on how many plate appearances Ortiz makes). Ortiz has only had less than 425 PA in two of the last 14 seasons, so barring any injury setbacks for Big Papi, this one seems like a safe bet to vest.
- Joaquin Benoit: The Padres hold an $8MM team option on Benoit for 2016, but the righty can turn that into a guaranteed option if he finishes at least 55 games this season. Benoit's chances are pretty remote, as he was relegated to setup man duties after San Diego acquired Craig Kimbrel.
- Marlon Byrd: His original two-year, $16MM deal with the Phillies included an $8MM club option for 2016 that becomes guaranteed if he reaches 600 PA this season, or a total of 1100 PA over 2014-15 with at least 550 PA this season. Byrd received 637 PA last season and he has 74 PA over 20 games with the Reds in 2015. He should continue to get regular playing time for Cincinnati though Byrd is off to a slow start — a .441 OPS with no walks and 24 strikeouts.
- Santiago Casilla: The Giants righty signed a three-year, $15MM deal in the 2012-13 offseason that contained a vesting option, though little is known about the option's value or specifics.
- Nori Aoki: The Giants' $5.5MM club option on Aoki for 2016 will become a mutual option if Aoki reaches 550 PA. The outfielder is hitting well and his 102 PA currently leads the league, so he's well ahead of the pace to vest his option.
- Jonny Gomes: The Braves outfielder can guaranteed another year on his contract (at a $3MM salary) if he makes 325 PA, and he can unlock higher salaries at the 425 PA and 500 PA plateaus. Gomes has thus far received 47 PA over 15 games, putting him in decent shape for at least the first level of his vesting option.
We already know that Cliff Lee won't achieve the innings totals required for his 2016 option to vest. The Phillies southpaw is attempting to recover from a torn left flexor tendon without undergoing surgery and is currently on the 60-day DL. Dodgers reliever Brandon League is also recovering from a right shoulder injury and thus stands virtually no chance of reaching the games-finished totals required to allow his 2016 player option to vest.
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Quick Hits: Gardenhire, Bryant, Valverde
Former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, who was in attendance as the team his son coaches at the University of Wisconsin-Stout took on a Twins rookie team Tuesday, would be thrilled to manage again, Phil Miller of the Star Tribune writes. "Oh, no. I've got a lot left in me in baseball," says Gardenhire, shown in a photo wearing a T-shirt and smoking a cigar. "If somebody is looking for a manager and I'm a fit, great. I would love to manage again." After the Twins fired him following last season following the team's fourth straight season of 92-plus losses, Gardenhire lived for a month in an RV parked near his daughter's house in Oklahoma while he waited for his first grandchild to be born. Gardenhire turned down a front-office job with the Twins, but says he's still willing to help his former organization, perhaps with occasional scouting tasks. Here's more from around the game.
- MLBPA head Tony Clark says it's "unfortunate" that teams delay promotion of top prospects for service-time reasons, ESPN's Jayson Stark reports. "We don't think it's in anyone's best interest, and we don't think it's in the industry's best interest, to not have the best players on the field all the time," says Clark. This has become, of course, a point of discussion every year. This season, top Cubs prospect Kris Bryant has been the focus of the issue. The Cubs are likely to send him to the minors to start the season even though he's leading MLB in Spring Training homers with six.
- One Padres move that didn't attract much attention in a high-profile winter was their signing of former Diamondbacks, Astros and Tigers closer Jose Valverde to a minor-league deal. Valverde has performed well in camp, however, and now appears to have a good shot to make the team, Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com writes. "I feel like I'm 21 because I'm throwing 98 [mph]," says Valverde. "I'm surprised because I haven't walked anybody yet." Bloom suggests Valverde could even be the Padres' closer. That would be an upset if it came to pass, since Joaquin Benoit performed well in that role last year after the team traded Huston Street.
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NL West Links: Quackenbush, Peralta, Upton
With the injuries piling up within the Dodgers' rotation, Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times wonders if the team erred by not making any significant additions both at the trade deadline or even last offseason. In refusing to deal any of their top prospects for Major League upgrades, "you have to wonder if the Dodgers' desire to have it both ways — win now while simultaneously rebuilding the farm system — might not cost them their best chance at winning this season," Dilbeck writes. Here's some more from around the NL West…
- Rookie Kevin Quackenbush recorded his first career save last night, and if the youngster produces over the rest of the season, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune feels the Padres might go with the younger (and cheaper) option at closer in 2015. This would make Joaquin Benoit, the Friars' current stopper, into an offseason trade candidate.
- David Peralta went from being a failed Cardinals pitching prospect to a reliable everyday outfielder for the Diamondbacks with an independent league stint in between, and FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi chronicles how Peralta's unlikely career revival was due to one persistent D'Backs scout.
- Justin Upton is enjoying another strong season with the Braves, which again begs the question of why the Diamondbacks traded of the star outfielder in January 2013. A former D'Backs employee tells Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC subscription required) that the low-key Upton simply didn't fit Arizona's model for a superstar. "Management there wants it done a certain way. They want their guys to be Luis Gonzalez, who was very active in the community," the source said. "They wanted Justin to be the face of the franchise — they had that 'Uptown' sign in the outfield — but that's not Justin. He would say, 'I just want to play the game.' "
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Dee On Black, Preller, Kennedy, Benoit
Padres president Mike Dee recently spoke to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal about the team's future with new GM A.J. Preller. Here are the highlights:
- The Padres "never seriously considered" firing manager Bud Black despite the team's struggles this season and the dismissal of GM Josh Byrnes, Dee says. He does note that it remains to be seen whether Preller will want Black to continue, but he expresses confidence in Black as a manager and he notes that Preller was open-minded during the interview process about keeping Black.
- Dee says he doesn't have any directive in place that instructs Preller to make August trades. "That's going to be up to him," Dee says, noting that the Padres have both Ian Kennedy and Joaquin Benoit are under control for 2015. "It would have to be tremendous value," says Dee.
- Preller does not view 2015 as a rebuilding year, Dee says. "A.J. is not looking at this like 2015 is a white-towel year while we restock the reservoir with talent," says Dee. "He said very clearly yesterday (at his news conference) and he said to us privately, 'As long as you have the quality of pitching that we have, you have a chance to win every night.'"
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Quick Hits: Red Sox, Stanton, Yankees, Pirates
The Red Sox decided to sell last week after it became clear the odds were against them contending, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe writes in a long piece on the team's deadline moves. "No matter how we think the team should be playing or could play over the last 60 games or so, the math was against us," says Sox GM Ben Cherington. "And if we're really serious about building another team and trying to become as good as we can as quickly as we can, well, what do we need to find out the rest of the way to do that?" Abraham adds that the Red Sox discussed potential trades with 26 of the 29 other teams, ultimately dealing Jon Lester, John Lackey, Stephen Drew and Andrew Miller. Here are more notes from around the big leagues.
- One player the Red Sox didn't discuss was Giancarlo Stanton, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com writes. The Marlins were bidders for Jon Lester, but they offered a collection of prospects, and the Red Sox did not attempt to pry Stanton away. Of course, from the Marlins' perspective, dealing an established star like Stanton might have defeated the purpose of trading for another established star in Lester, particularly since Lester is eligible for free agency after the season.
- When Esmil Rogers entered the game for the Yankees Sunday, he became the team's 29th pitcher this season, a franchise record, as Katie Sharp of It's About The Money tweets. That group includes injury cases (Masahiro Tanaka, C.C. Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Michael Pineda etc.), barely used relievers (Bruce Billings, Chris Leroux, Wade LeBlanc, Jim Miller, Cesar Cabral, Jeff Francis) and even former infielder Dean Anna.
- The Pirates sat out of the trade deadline for the second straight year, but the trading season isn't over, notes Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Bucs made two waiver trades in 2013, acquiring outfielder Marlon Byrd, backup catcher John Buck, and first baseman Justin Morneau. After a quiet July trade deadline in 2014, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Pirates dip into the waiver trade market again.
- Pedro Alvarez has lost his job as the Pirates' starter at third base, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes. The Bucs aren't likely to move him to a different position (probably first base) until after the season, however. The Pirates acquired infielder Jayson Nix Sunday as an additional option at third, although Josh Harrison will likely receive most of the available playing time there.
- Major League Baseball should consider moving the non-waiver trade deadline to some point in August, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle writes. The presence of the second Wild Card causes many teams to consider themselves contenders in late July, leading to few sellers on trade market. Athletics GM Billy Beane says that he approves of the current July 31 deadline but adds that there haven't been many sellers in recent years. Giants GM Brian Sabean, meanwhile, believes the deadline should be changed.
- Players who appear likely to clear waivers and become candidates for August trades include Josh Willingham of the Twins, Alex Rios of the Rangers and Carlos Quentin of the Padres, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports writes. That could mean there could be a reasonable market for teams looking for outfielders, especially if Marlon Byrd of the Phillies and Drew Stubbs of the Rockies also clear. John Danks of the White Sox and Scott Feldman of the Astros (who pitched a complete game today) are among the starting pitchers likely to clear.
- The Dodgers and Brewers had the most interest in Padres reliever Joaquin Benoit, Heyman tweets, noting that Benoit is unlikely to clear waivers.
Zach Links contributed to this post.
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NL Central Notes: Lackey, Brewers, Huntington
Here's what's happening around the NL Central…
- John Lackey told reporters (including MLB.com's Jen Langosch) that he will honor his contract and pitch in 2015 despite the fact that he'll only earn a minimum salary. The fact that Lackey was traded to the contending Cardinals played a factor in his decision: "Obviously, it was case by case. It would have been a harder decision other places, for sure, but this is definitely somewhere I wanted to be, and I'm excited about it."
- The Brewers checked in on such names as the Padres' Joaquin Benoit, the Rockies' LaTroy Hawkins and the Diamondbacks' Addison Reed and Brad Ziegler yet came up short in their hunt for a right-handed reliever, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (Twitter link). Earlier today, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported that the Crew were one of the finalists to obtain a notable lefty reliever in Andrew Miller.
- Pirates GM Neal Huntington discussed his team's lack of trade activity, telling reporters (including MLB.com's Tom Singer) that "we identified potential fits, wanted to add and worked hard to. At the end of the day, we weren't able to push anything across the line….It was interesting, in that the majority of impact players went for Major League talent instead of teams trying to grab the best prospects they can, as has been the case in recent years." Since Pittsburgh was connected to Jon Lester and David Price, Singer speculates that Huntington was perhaps willing to move young prospects for these aces but couldn't outbid the A's and Tigers' respective offers, both of which included established players.
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Dodgers Trying Hard For Benoit
11:37am: The Dodgers are "fully in" on relief help and have the most interest in Benoit, tweets Sherman.
11:15am: The Dodgers are trying hard to acquire Padres reliever Joaquin Benoit, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Yesterday, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported the Dodgers and Yankees were in on the 37-year-old reliever.
Benoit, who assumed the Padres' closer role after Huston Street was traded to the Angels, has a 1.88 ERA, 10.7 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, 0.63 HR/9, and 38.1% groundball rate in 43 innings this year. He's owed about $2MM more this year, plus $8MM in 2015. Benoit also has an $8MM club option for 2016 that becomes guaranteed with 55 games finished in 2015, which likely wouldn't happen with the Dodgers given the presence of Kenley Jansen.
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Stark's Latest: Price, Lee, Lackey, O's, Yanks, Payroll Limits
Here's the latest from ESPN.com's Jayson Stark:
- The Rays are still holding onto David Price unless and until an offer forces a move. "I'd say they're kind of where they were all winter," said a competing executive. "Yeah, they'd trade him. But you've got to make it so they can't say no."
- Though both sides explored the possibility, the Cardinals and Phillies did not match up on a potential Cliff Lee deal. With Philly seeking a "major prospect" in return, the Cards ultimately turned elsewhere and added Justin Masterson. While St. Louis seemed the best fit for a pre-deadline deal with Lee, Philadelphia still is looking to see if the lefty can be moved before August.
- The Red Sox are encountering some skepticism from trade partners that John Lackey will play for the league minimum rate next year, as provided by his contract. Of course, that provision makes up a huge portion of Lackey's trade value, as he would not only contribute down the stretch in 2014 but looks like a very solid rotation piece at a replacement-level price for 2015.
- The Orioles seem to be focusing more on adding a reliever at this point than a starter, says Stark. Baltimore has been liked to Neal Cotts of the Rangers and Oliver Perez of the Diamondbacks, neither of whom is a pure LOOGY.
- In search of bullpen help, the Yankees have inquired into Joaquin Benoit of the Padres, James Russell of the Cubs, and Antonio Bastardo of the Phillies. The club has also checked on outfielders Marlon Byrd of the Phillies and Dayan Viciedo of the White Sox.
- The Blue Jays, Braves, and Royals are telling teams they cannot add significant payroll in a trade, though Kansas City could take on a starter who would slot in place of James Shields next year.
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Dodgers, Yankees Interested In Joaquin Benoit
12:50pm: The Yankees are also interested in Benoit, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Andy Martino of the New York Daily News hears that there aren't any current discussions between the Yankees and Padres regarding Benoit (Twitter link), though that doesn't mean New York is interested.
11:37am: The Dodgers are interested in Joaquin Benoit, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter), but the Padres would prefer not to trade him within the division. It doesn't sound like they're completely ruling out the idea of moving Benoit, however, as one source told MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo yesterday that there's a good chance Benoit is traded even after San Diego dealt Huston Street.
Benoit inherited the ninth inning in San Diego following the trade of Street, and he's been excellent with the Friars all year after inking a two-year, $15.5MM deal in the offseason. The 37-year-old has turned in a 1.88 ERA with 10.7 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 38.1 percent ground-ball rate in 43 innings this season. He's owed just over $2MM from now through season's end, and he's guaranteed $8MM in 2015. Benoit's contract contains an $8MM club option for 2016, which comes with a $1.5MM buyout.
It's a bit curious to see that the Padres don't want to move Benoit within the division. The Padres would strengthen their own farm system while weakening the minor league system of a division rival, and they're unlikely to contend next year while Benoit is still under contract at any rate. Then again, Padres ownership may feel that the team's core of young pitching can help them to contend in 2015 if the offense can be properly augmented.
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- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren't affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
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The Boston Bruins have stockpiled prospects and the Providence Bruins are starting to see some of those players shine. Multiple prospects are starting to see time at the NHL too as the Bruins have dealt with the injury bug this season.
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Only the top 40 restaurants were ranked in 2011's Best Restaurants list.
This little yellow house with a front porch looks like a place that should be slinging biscuits and redeye gravy. But this is an enterprise of Jeff and Barbara Black, the restaurateurs behind Black's Bar and Kitchen, BlackSalt, and Black Market Bistro, and the menu puts a sophisticated spin on comfort cooking.
Fried oysters arrive with a crackly cornmeal crust and bacon; Carolina mountain trout is set off with vanilla-infused cabbage; and a spectacular apple dumpling shines with a toffee-like glaze. Vegetarian dishes, such as fried green tomatoes stuffed with goat cheese or a pretty beet salad over goat cheese, show the kitchen's skills with produce.
Follow servers' advice on wines—if they're not excited about one you're considering, you probably won't be, either.
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The song is by Aphex Twin and its called "IZ-US"
If you noticed I use a lot of Aphex Twin in my videos here...
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It looks absolutely brilliant! If not a bit too dark, way darker than the original. It looks as if the street lights doesn't produce any light at all, but i imagine that problem would be sorted out later on. :) Keep up the good work!
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Preview of Issue 6 of SLiNK magazine. Fashion and lifestyle for women with curves
ISSUE 6 � SUMMER ISSUE "STYLING YOUR CURVES FASHIONING YOUR LIFE" THE MONEY ISSUE �3.95 All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine TRAVEL: BUDGET VS BLOWOUT THE RISE OF THE MULTI TASKER SUMMER FASHION TRENDS TOP TIPS FOR MANAGING YOUR MONEY LEARN HOW TO NEVER DIET AGAIN Denise Bidot chats to SLiNK Make your own beauty products, WIN a makeover day + discount offers www.slinkmagazine.com | 1 Plus EDITOR'S CONTENTS LETTER W elcome to Issue 6, the Money Issue. As I write this, Facebook's joined the stock exchange, Greece is teeteriing on the edge and me? Well I have to curb my coffee/going out/ shopping habit if I want to have any hope of saving each month and have taken to car booting my possessions to make some spare cash. It seems that we are all battening down the hatches. From multi-tasking jobs, ebaying and swishing as times get tighter on our wallets, we are becoming more and more creative about how we boost our incomes and in the spirit of this, SLiNK dedicates this issue to how we spend, understand and interact with our money. We have some gorgeous fashion stories and trend edited shopping pages to entice you with as well as some fab discount codes and money saving prizes. There is also great beauty, tried and tested treatments and for the super saver we explore how to make your own beauty products. As usual, Simon rustles an absolute feast in the kitchen, and I can't wait to try out this issues recipes! Studio 52 are offering SLiNK a lucky reader an amazing makeover day and portfolio pictures absolutely free! Finally for all those that joined us at issue 5 and supported our first print and digital download, we salute you and are pleased to see you back again, we hope you enjoy this issue too. Get in touch! We love hearing your thoughts and feedback. Have gorgeous summer x Rivkie Baum Editor in Chief SLiNK magazine email@example.com www.twitter.com/slinkmagazine www.facebook.com/slinkmagazine Fear of Finance.................................................................................................................................................4 Financial Phrases............................................................................................................................................5 The Rise of The Multi-Tasker...................................................................................................................6 The Upside to Austerity................................................................................................................................7 Summer Loving................................................................................................................................................8 Burn Baby Burn............................................................................................................................................18 How I stopped hating my body in just one day.......................................................................20 NY/LON..............................................................................................................................................................22 Money Vs Fashion........................................................................................................................................28 Simply Be Store Launch..........................................................................................................................29 Trends / Shopping.......................................................................................................................................30 The Fashion Olympics...............................................................................................................................42 Your Money of Your Life...........................................................................................................................48 "It Cost How Much?!"...............................................................................................................................49 Accessories......................................................................................................................................................56 Denise Bidot Chats to SLiNK...............................................................................................................60 Hair & Beauty..................................................................................................................................................64 Natural 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Food..................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Motoring ............................................................................................................................................................90 All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine XXX........................................................................................................................................................................50 THE SLiNK TEAM: Rivkie Baum : Editor in Chief firstname.lastname@example.com Samantha Mire : Design email@example.com Ginny Weeks : Beauty/Travel/Motoring email@example.com Ashanti Jason : Accessories Editor firstname.lastname@example.com Simon Henbery : Food Editor Head Chef at the Chelsea Brasserie firstname.lastname@example.com Stephen Geraghty : Food Photography www.stephengeraghty.co.uk Katie Antoniou : Culture Editor email@example.com FEATURES: Jeffrey Michael www.jeffreymichaeldesign.co.uk Willa Gebbie : Illustrations www.willagebbie.com Claire Kearns : Illustrations www.curlyc.co.uk Kellie Brown : New York Calling www.thefatshioninsider.blogspot.com FRONT PAGE CREDITS: Photography: Joseph Sinclair Model : Grace @ Hughes Models Hair : Simon Webster assisted by Alice Gazagnes & Phil Gilbert Make Up : Lauren Baker Styling : Rivkie Baum T-shirt dress : H&M Necklace : Sam Ubhi Gold Cuff : Stylists Own 2 | www.slinkmagazine.com All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine www.slinkmagazine.com | 3 FEAR OF FINANCE by Freya Hardy / Illustration by Willa Gebbie I On the rare occasion that I do have to speak to someone about money, I don't really hear the words. I hear little blips and squeaks, like a fax machine with sums thrown in. Like some dreadful surrendered wife, I entrust our joint account, and all the gubbins to do with it, to my husband, because I think he's better at it than me. I tell myself I'm too busy to get my head around our finances but the brutal truth is... I'm scared. There. I said it. My name is Freya Hardy and I am a great big woman-child. Well, I have decided enough is enough. I am 31 years old. I have two children and a very grown up mortgage. The thought of my daughters growing up with the idea that money is something HE understands and SHE doesn't, is more than I can bare. I must conquer my fear of finance, for me; for them; for womankind. I definitely can't do this alone, so I mention my `quest' to a couple of journalist friends, one of whom works in the financial sector. She very kindly hooks me up with Piper Terrett, a freelance financial journalist. Piper is also the author of a book entitled; `The Frugal Life, How to Spend Less and Live More'. There is a picture of her gardening on her website. No pinstripe suit, no hint of horns, or hooves! I've found her, the Wind Beneath My Wings, the Yoda to my Luke Skywalker. I contact Piper and ask her to think of a few things I could do to begin taking back control of my money. Her advice is spectacularly simple. MAKE CHANGES `Budget', as far as I'm concerned, may as well be a four letter word, but budget I must, and so the husband and I settle in for a frank discussion. To say the conversation is tense would be a massive understatement; it's a full blown argument. Mostly because he insists on uttering phrases like `let me explain this to you in a way you'll understand.' At one point I glance down and realise that, for the last 15 minutes or so, I have been swinging my legs back and forth and puffing my cheeks in and out in the manner of a nine year old girl. No wonder he's speaking to me like I'm a child. My body language is saying `Bovvered, do I look bovvered?' So I take steps to consciously adjust it. I stop fidgeting; I sit still and forward and start actually engaging with the spreadsheet in front of me. And, amazingly, it's ok. Once we start talking about what we can do to address the Black Hole of Calcutta that is our monthly curry expenditure, I begin to feel much better because I can see a way through this. I realise I am no longer part of the problem. I am part of the solution. READ THEM It's one thing to open bank statements. It's quite another, I discover, to actually absorb the information contained within them. At this point I draft in my husband, who has been begging me to sit down with him and go over the family finances for months. We split down our monthly costs into two categories, compulsory and discretionary. It is these discretionary costs that really scare me, because I know I am responsible for most of them and this makes me feel hugely guilty. I notice a few things immediately. The words `Beijing' and `Mr India', the names of our two favourite fast food establishments, appear far, far too often. When I tot up the figures it turns out we're spending over �100 a month on takeaways, which is outrageous in anyone's money. OPEN BANK STATEMENTS 4 | www.slinkmagazine.com KEEP A SPENDING DIARY All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine have a confession to make. I am completely money averse. That is to say, the cash itself is fine. I like what I can do with it, but banks are to me what milk is to people who suffer from lactose intolerance. They make me feel queasy and cross, and I generally avoid them at all costs. I don't open my statements or check my balance. I don't own a credit card because that would mean having to understand how credit actually works. I once left a letter from the tax office lying around unopened for so long that the rebate it contained, expired. I suggest to Piper that I am thinking of digitalizing everything to `cut down on waste paper'. Piper calls me on it, explaining that this is a bad idea for anyone who is as money averse as I am. `That will just make them much easier to ignore', she says, sensibly, `If they are there, in real life, you're more likely to actually look at them. Gather them all together and open them one by one. Have a friend handy if it helps.' When push comes to shove I can't face any of my friends discovering how completely childlike I am when it comes to bank stuff, so I decide to go it alone. It is a gruelling experience. It's a long time since I've seen this many numbers gathered together in one place and I soon find myself fighting the urge to throw the statements in the shredder (where they belong), and go to the pub (where I do). I don't know what makes me decide to soldier on. Probably it is the thought of my daughters, aged twentysomething, marrying some patronising, pompous, sports-car-driving stuff shirt just so they've got someone to pay the bills, because mummy never taught them how to fend for themselves. Before very long all the statements are open, and now I just have to read them, which leads me very nicely to the next bit of advice Piper has to offer. `Your statements can only tell you so much' Piper says, `Keep a spending diary for a couple of weeks. Write down everything you spend, even the tiny purchases you'd normally make without thinking. This will tell you where exactly the cash in your pocket is going'. This stage of my quest means facing some rather unpleasant facts about myself. The first being that I smoke (yes, I know � revolting), and I smoke more than I think I do. You may not believe me but it's far easier to ignore your three, ok fiveday-habit if you don't have to write down the actual financial cost, which is at least as arse-cringingly horrendous as the smell. The fags will have to go. The second is my addiction to haberdashery. I love sewing and tell myself that these little purchases (a bit of ribbon here, a length of fabric there) are ok because they feed the soul. The truth, however, is that I need to use my stash up before I buy more stuff. It's not as bad as the smoking obviously, I am unlikely to die from a sewing related illness, but still. BUY THE FULL VERSION OF SLINK ISSUE 6 @ HTTP://WWW. SLINKMAGAZINE. 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HOW I STOPPED HATING MY BODY IN JUST ONE DAY One woman tells how she cured her dieting habit and got her life and her self-esteem back. N ine in ten women are unhappy with their bodies. Old women, young women, women of all different weights and backgrounds. The vast majority of us have been on at least one diet, and most have tried dozens, but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks or months. But is it even necessary? New research is showing more and more that weight is not as important to health as we previously thought. "There's a perception that being overweight or obese is automatically unhealthy, and that being thin is better, and it just isn't true," says scientist and health consultant Angela Meadows, founder of Never Diet Again UK. "Things like fitness and self-esteem have a surprisingly big impact on our health, and both of those are much more attainable that permanent weight loss. Scientific evidence just doesn't support dieting as a means to improve health. Dieting does so much damage to our bodies that it actually shortens our lifespan." Based instead on a health-focussed approached called Health At Every Size�, Never Diet Again UK is running a series of one-day workshops around the country. Called `Break the cycle: get off the dieting rollercoaster once and for all', the workshops are designed to help women with a history of yo-yo dieting and compulsive eating normalise their relationship with food, improve their self-esteem and body image, and pursue lifestyle changes that actually deliver on their promises. More and more health professionals worldwide are switching to a Health At Every Size� approach. Dr Lucy Aphramor, an NHS specialist dietician and an honorary research fellow at the Applied Research Centre of Health and Lifestyles Interventions at the University of Coventry, is a strong proponent of the non-diet pathway to health. Dr Aphramor said, "The harmful effects of dieting have been well documented. A Health At Every Size approach provides an effective way of helping everybody to improve health and wellbeing safely and sensibly. It is very encouraging to see the Break the Cycle 10 | www.slinkmagazine.com Seminars promoting a HAES approach and helping people to find positive ways of relating to food and their bodies." Recent workshop participant Lauren Bartley said, "I was a bit nervous about attending. I wasn't sure about the whole body acceptance thing � how could I ever accept my body at this size? But being in a room with all those other women who were going through exactly the same thing, I started to realise that it couldn't be all of us, we couldn't all be not good enough. It was one of the most empowering experiences of my life. "I can't believe how many years I've spent punishing myself and hating myself and feeling like a complete failure just because I couldn't lose weight and keep it off. Everyone says it's so easy. Just eat less and move more. If we couldn't do it then obviously we just weren't trying hard enough. But when we got into groups and started looking at all the diets we'd tried � we just started laughing. You name it, we'd tried it. Every diet, every book, every programme. Even the crazy ones that deep down we knew couldn't really work � we were just so desperate, if any one promised us weight loss, we'd pay anything, try anything. But none of it worked. Finally I understand what dieting does to our bodies, why it wasn't my fault I couldn't stick to a diet. And the stuff we learned about weight and health... I just couldn't believe it. There's just so much science to show that weight isn't even that important, and that dieting doesn't work, and it makes you feel worse about yourself, and it actually makes your health worse, and everyone's still telling us that we need to lose weight. I was really shocked. And then I felt angry." In the weeks since she attended the workshop, Lauren has taken the leap and thrown out her diet books. And using the tools she learned on the workshop she has `cured' her food cravings practically overnight. "It's as if a light switch has been flicked," she says. "I just don't seem to crave chocolate anymore. I can't believe it." Angela agrees. "I kind of miss dessert to be honest. I hardly ever want it, and even when I do, I'm usually full already from my main course. Once I would have eaten it anyway. `It's a special occasion, it's my birthday, we're at a restaurant, I'll start again tomorrow.' Now that I let myself eat what I want, I just don't want that stuff any more." "If you'd told me that I'd learn to actually like my body in just one day, this body, I would never have believed it," says Lauren. "But it's true. I'm so much happier now. And now that exercise isn't punishment anymore, I'm doing much more of it. I'd forgotten how much I love to dance. All those years trying to fight my body, and all I needed to do was to trust it. It's like being released from captivity. It's been completely life changing." NEVER DIET AGAIN UK Break the Cycle: Get off the dieting rollercoaster once and for all. Choose from day course options to a 5 day retreat. For more information, dates and cost: Email: email@example.com for more information or visit our website: www. neverdietagain.co.uk Gift certificates available. All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine www.slinkmagazine.com | 11 Bra and Knicker Set - Ann Summers Ring - Alexander McQueen Stockings - Stylists own 12 | www.slinkmagazine.com All content wholly and partially � copyright of SLiNK magazine BUY THE FULL VERSION OF SLINK ISSUE 6 @ HTTP://WWW. SLINKMAGAZINE. 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For plus size girls, the world of online shopping has been incredibly influential in challenging the high street to provide far more on trend clothing for women size 14+ and while the market is catching up in terms of trends, where plus girls are really missing out is having that physical shopping haven that feels just as fresh and fashionable as their size 8 counterparts. Sorry... Make that were missing out. As of 2012, plus fashion specialist, Simply Be have broken out of just online retail and taken the leap into physical, retail stores. Simply Be have opened 6 stores across the North of England - Doncaster, Leicester, Gateshead, Teeside, Bury & Liverpool. A market leader in terms of both on trend fashion and designer collaborations, Simply Be have ensured that they have a beautiful shop fit to match. While the shop floor is clearly laid out, with sections for denim, lingerie, dressy and casual, there are curvy mannequins dressed to kill in the latest looks. 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Rocker Bearings Coming Apart!
I'm about 2 weeks into ownership of my first BMW, a '93 R-100GSPD. You can see pics and a day trip report here:
For the past several days, I've been spending most of my free time carefully going over the bike, replacing fluids, cleaning and adjusting stuff, and getting to know all its parts. This is not a burden to me, but one of my favorite hobbies. I'm kind of glad to learn the Beemer lends itself well to tinkering. It seems pretty easy to work on, and it has enough pieces deserving of some TLC to keep me busy for a while.
This morning on the agenda was valve adjustment. I took off the left valve cover and everything seemed A-OK. The exhaust was exactly .008", so I left it alone, but the intake required a tiny adjustment to bring it to .004.
When I opened the right cover, I found a little pile of scrap metal inside. Back when I was working on helicopters (German ones, no less!), if we found a gearbox with debris like this in it, we said it was "making metal."
(The penny wasn't there. I added it.)
I took a few pictures to show you, and then started investigating to find out where this junk came from. Since it sat right below the intake valve rocker shaft, I looked there first. Here's what's going on:
Seems as though a bearing is coming apart, and at least one and a half of the needles are trapped in the slot of the shaft mounting block. On seeing this, the first thing I thought was, "Bingo! So that's the source of the metal pieces." About two seconds later, I thought, "Nuts! This looks like it's gonna be expensive."
At this point, I ran out of time and had to get cleaned up and ready for work. This whole business of keeping a full time job is really cramping my style.
So tomorrow morning I'll tear into it further to see just how much damage there is. I suspect I'll need to replace at least the bearings, rocker, and shaft. I've been reading up on how to properly shim it. I'll also drop the oil pan to see if any pieces made their way into there, and look closely at the oil filter.
I've never ordered from A&S BMW, but I like their website, they seem to have a good selection of parts, and their prices are reasonable (a relative term when we're talking about BMWs). Does anyone have experience with them, good or bad?
Any ideas on what might have caused this failure, or advice on how I should proceed?
There's a reputable shop 40 minutes from my house. I could pull off the entire head, take it to them, and tell them to just make it right. But then I'd be paying for labor as well as parts, and besides, I find it more fun to fix stuff myself. What a way to be initiated into airheads, eh?
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Yeah, they are stupidly expensive and proprietary.
Just curious, how was it running? If you say great, I'll chalk that up to my "robustness of the airhead" log. "Why I once new a guy....."
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If you are capable of removing the cylinder head and taking to somebody else I think you are capable of doing the repair yourself. It can be done with out actually removing the head.
Take off rocker arms one at a time. Make tool from all thread rod, available at neighborhood hardware store, and assorted nuts and washers and sockets from 3/8 socket kit. The all thread goes thru the rocker arm with bearings to be removed. One of the sockets of a diameter to push thru, small enough to fit easily inside the rocker and contact side of bearing. Another socket larger than the hole but small enough to make receiver chamber at other end. I made this tool from a long threaded carriage bolt. A little simpler than using the all thread. A carriage bolt is one with a round hole and a square head under the round portion. These are the bolts used on older car bumpers. All you see is the round part. It helps to have a large vise to hold your tool in as it takes a lot of force to push the old bearings out. A variation will suffice to install new bearings. The new bearings are installed only 1 or 2 mm deep.
There was a thread only a week ago about doing this with a larger vise and making a driver to use in vise. I've forgotten where this thread is, I looked.
There are 8 bearings to be replaced. They are not cheap. They are only available at your friendly dealer. Lots of shoppers have tried to find some cheaper generic bearing. Hasn't been one found yet. It is an odd size.
I believe in doing all 8. Some may want to do only the few needed at this time. I think the rest will fail soon so I do them all.
It's a standard failure of these bikes. Maybe some never fail but I think most do.
I get to use one of the primer dealers in the country, one with the best Airhead parts and service reputations and a friendly place, I shop at Bob's. But he is 35 miles away and where as I do use this as a destination so I take the bike sometimes I don't want to or have time. Of mail order houses among the dealers Max BMW seems to be the most popular. Bob's also has a robust mail order business. But since these items are going to cost so much if you buy all 8 now it might be a good idea to check Moto Bins. Even after shipping their prices can save you some money, especially if there are other things needed now also.
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does it make sense to change the roller bearings by some bushes?
The bearings are difficult to change and most of the time the final result is worse than the worn old bearings
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It looks to me like your missing the black plastic AX bearing - part number 11331337717 and the shim to take up the axiel play on the valve gear. There should be one pushed into the ends of each rocker arm shaft then a shim fits into the gap between the platic cap and the rocker gear clamp if needed ( and in my experience they always are needed). I would also drop your sump to make sure non of this debris has moved down into the block, remove the oil filter cut it open and see if there is any metal fragments inside it -belt and braces and all. If there is debris in these parts of the engine then sorry to say but I think your in for a strip down.
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you will find replacement rocker (with needle and AX beaing) for your bike at max bmw. $96.
easier to replace as a complete unit. remember to re-torque the head bolts at some point; orient the shaft correctly for proper oilflow; check the pan for bits; check the other valve cover for needles/bits, too.
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Ugly - PO probably did the side lash to quiet it down before sale and lost a needle or destroyed the seal during re-assembly
Can you post up a pic of the top clamp and rocker pin so we can see which way the dimple on th epin is facing
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"I've never ordered from A&S BMW, but I like their website, they seem to have a good selection of parts, and their prices are reasonable (a relative term when we're talking about BMWs). Does anyone have experience with them, good or bad?"
I've had nothing but very good experiences dealing with A&S BMW. Great customer service and fast shipping.
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The rocker arm needle bearings do fail. And the replacements are criminally expensive because the bearing size is unique to this application and there is no generic standard size. One mm either way on the ID or OD and you'd have a $5 Torrington cross-match.
The rocker bearing fail, I think, because the rocker axial- (end-) play gets to be too much and as the rocker moves up and down axially on the rocker shaft the needles are slammed against the rolled end lip of the bearing shell. The lip is very thin and brittle (from the hardening process) and the needles tapping for millios of cycles fracture the lip. The needles escape thru the slots in the rocker blocks. The rest is history.
This is not optimum, but the old rockers with bushings (/5 and earlier) had more wear with less mileage and were as expensive to repair. I had the bushed rockers in my /5 wear slap out in 1981 and I replaced them with the (then) new-fangled roller rockers from the /6 models. They've worked fine for 90K since then.
I think that the trick is to make for absolute certain that the axial play on the rockers is as close to -zero- as possible. That seems to work. But check for frags during valve adjustments, and periodically do a visual inspection of the rollers and shafts. This can be done when the heads/cylinders are off (for pushrod tune seals, etc) or even when the cylinder head nuts are slackened for a head re-torque. I suspect that you can spot incipient cracks in the lip, and see how the shaft looks-- no pitting, galling or scoring, please.
Depending on the OP's budget, all rollers could be replaced or, if the others check out, just the failed bearings and flag the others for later. AT $30 a pop times 8, plus the possibility of the a rocker shaft, $$ can be juggled.
And get a magnetic engine oil drain plug. That will pick up the swarf and give you a warning at 3000 mile oil change intervals.
Two recent threads on Rocker Arm Failure are:
Rocker Arm Needle Roller Bearings Failure
(The bearing drift in the first thread is a good idea. Removal/installation and be done otherwise, but it's risky)
r100gs - cooked - overheated - dead?
(towards the end of the thread-- most of it deals with Little Brothers and Airheads)
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The plastic bit and the shims sit above the the rocker assembly, and the pictures are of the bottom, so likely they are still there.
Agree with others that it takes some trial and error to get the right amount of end play. I recently aso replaced the black plastic bits (are they really bearings?), and found that after a few hundred miles, they settled in and the rocker end play opened up, so I had to re-shim.
Perhaps obvious, but when re-shimming, don't just rely on the thickness specified by the part number (they are not always that accurate). Use a feeler gauage to measure end gap (with valve adjusters backed all the way out), then use a caliper to measure the feeler gauge thickness, then build the appropriate stack of shims using the caliper. I used a stack of shims approx 0.04mm less than the largest feeler gauge I could fit. Afterwards, just had a bearly perceptable amount of visible oil film show up when moving the rocker shafts up and down. Please take this with some large grains of salt. As has been pointed out elsewhere, I've only done this once.
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If the rocker that has failed is missing it's shim(s) or thrust bearings then it is likely you can get away with fixing only this one. However, if it is nothing but high mileage then I see no way around replacing them all to be sure. Sure you can fix just one but then do another one 500 miles later and do this for the next 6,000 miles. So make the determination if this one failed for some reason that would indicate it has a special problem.
I like that price on complete rockers. If I wasn't so poor I'd do that. Then again if I wasn't so poor everything on my bike would be brand new.
Generally the needles that work their way out of the rockers fall in the valve cover. They have no where else to go. They then will be washed down the pushrod tubes and into the oil pan. Here they will stay, should stay. The oil pickup is pretty strong but it doesn't want to suck these needles at the angle they would need to pass. I've never heard of them going anywhere other than the oil pan. Check the pushrod tubes and pick up the needles in the pan, you should be good to go.
I've always thought that the bushings instead of the bearings would be fine. But no idea how much this would cost you. Do the bushes have to be reamed with a special reamer? The needle bearings have always been over kill in my opinion. And if it was such a good idea maybe it would be touted around this here place how it works, see? Nobody else every did it. Not that I ever heard of. Maybe you could be the first?
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I have worked with quite a few BMW motorcycle mechanics that adjusted rocker arm play on the later bushed arms just like you do on the earlier ones. That's how I do it too. I don't think I have read anyone else mention it on the web. I have adjusted literally hundreds of the them. I have almost never need a shim. I just finely adjust my CC products style modified Vise Grip C clamp till the play is all gone and they still rotate freely with the head bolts tightened all the way down. You can adjust the play down to a gnat's ass with those Vise grips. Minimum play is best but they still sometimes break in the best of conditions. The bearings are still night and day better than the bushings setup. I rarely come upon a set of those that are not completely toasted. The bushing spin and toast the rocker arms AND the shaft at the same time. Expensive repair!
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Thanks for all your tips and ideas, folks. I really appreciate it.
batoutoflahonda, The engine was running fine. I didn't hear or feel any indication that something was amiss. A rubust overall design, indeed--despite some individual parts that are obviously weak. I have no way of knowing how long it ran in this condition... perhaps thousands of miles. The bike has 57k on it.
disston, Thanks for your input on the homemade bearing tool. I've made things similar to this before, and will probably use this method when I get around to replacing the rest of the bearings. More on this below...
Adventure950, as jimbee pointed out, the plastic AX "bearing" is only on the top, and it was still in place where it belongs.
noman- Thanks for the tip on Max BMW. A&S has the part for the exact same price, and I think I'll order it from them. I called to verify that $96 will get me a complete assembly: rocker arm, 2 needle bearing sets (installed), and the plastic AX spacer. Since my rocker is damaged, I need to replace it anyway. You can get the bearings separately, but not the rocker--it only comes as an assembly. The part # for the assembly is 11-33-1-337-715 for the No.2 arm (the one that failed on my bike) and -713 for the No.1 arm. On the right hand cylinder, No.1 is exhaust and No.2 is intake, and it's vice-versa on the left hand cylinder. The numbers are cast right into the part in Roman numeral format, so you can easily see which one you're dealing with. Also, thanks for the tip on correct orientation of the shaft. I was aware of this, but I appreciate it anytime someone reminds me of these important details. It was previously installed correctly, with the dimple at the top and facing out.
Bill Harris, now that I've examined the damage closely, I agree with your theory: axial play of the rocker on the shaft subjects the brittle needle cage to lots of stress over time, and it breaks, allowing the needles to escape. See pics below.
jimbee- I'll take careful measurements and use some trial and error to get the the axial play as small as possible without actually applying any drag to the rocker. My goal will be .001" or less gap. I'll be sure to check it again after 500 miles, and re-shim if necessary.
supershaft, I was not aware that it's possible to eliminate all axial play by pinching the shaft blocks together while tightening their nuts. I know that's how it's done on the pre-1984 models, but I took it as a given that I'd need shims on mine. I will still shim it, but I think your idea is worth trying in the future.
Here is what I found today when I pulled off the rocker assembly:
The shaft mounting block got damaged where the broken needles rode against it. I was afraid I'd need to replace this, in addition to all the other pieces, but I think I can get away with swapping it to the top position, where this damaged area will not contact anything. The one currently on top has a nice upper surface for the rocker to contact.
The cage's lip is missing around roughly half its circumference, and 3 or 4 needles escaped.
These are the pieces that fell free as soon as I loosened the assembly from the cylinder head.
I don't think this rocker is worth trying to save. Without some very precise machining to remove the burrs, it will damage a new bearing cage during assembly.
I will likewise condemn the shaft, because a replacement is not very expensive.
Notice that the pattern burnished into this area is not parallel to the shaft's length. This shows the angle at which the remaining needles sat. It is superficial damage that I cannot even feel by dragging a thumbnail across it, but I don't get a warm fuzzy feeling when I contemplate refurbishing and re-using it to save a few bucks.
I will get a complete rocker arm, shaft, and AX spacer. I can't afford to do the remaining 6 bearings now, but I'll probably replace them later this year. Maybe I'll pull off all the rocker assemblies to inspect them and reshim them for minimum play at this time. The bearings are about $27 each, and the bike needs attention in some other areas too, so they'll have to wait. In the meantime, I'l be able to assemble a tool, as described by disston, to press the bearings in and out. Maybe I can do two at a time, as my budget and schedule allow.
I drained the oil and didn't see anything troubling in it. The bike does not have a magnetic drain plug, but that's something I will get now. I pulled the oil filter, cut it apart, and examined it closely--nothing in there that shouldn't be. I probably will not drop the oil pan. I looked at the debris that I recovered, and I can account for probably all of the broken bearing cage, and definitely all of the needles (there are 31 in each set).
Now it's time to order parts, wait a few days, then start putting this back together.
By the way, I checked the valve lash adjustment on the damaged side while it was still together. Guess what... it was almost dead-on, at a loose .004" !
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I know we all rationalize these things and do the best we can. Good Luck.
It might be a good idea to inspect each of the rocker shafts as they are assembled now. Just look see if any other cages are broken or cracked. I hate to see the others start breaking right away. If not cracked you have some time I guess.
When you do them you will have to do at least two bearings, one rocker arm, at a time. The new bearings go in one at a time but they come out in pairs.
I've seen many other engines with this same damage. Yours seems to have suffered more than most.
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Here is a very good discussion on Airhead rocker arms at Anton Largiader's website: http://largiader.com/tech/rockers/ . '85-on up the rocker blocks are indexed and axial play is shimmed. '84-down, adjust by the ole squeeze-play.
Also a wealth of other info at his site-- recommended reading!
You may not have caught things early enough to save the rocker shaft, but now you're bumped off the steep part of the learning curve and you'll be able to cut your losses. Doing it bit-by-bias the budget allows is do-able.
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