Engine removal

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Re: Engine removal

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OK, so perhaps a silly question, but it doesn't look to me like it's quite necessary to take off the belt covers and oil filter in the front, looks like there oughta be enough room. Am I totally off-base?
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drop it down a little and it should come out with them on
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sorry...had a snap ring ?...but I got it out
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To get my starter wire off i had to grind a 10 mil. open end wrench so it was thinner, then it fit on the inner nut and i could remove the outer nut and wire without damage to the starter. Hope that helps.
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dl1000 wrote:To get my starter wire off i had to grind a 10 mil. open end wrench so it was thinner, then it fit on the inner nut and i could remove the outer nut and wire without damage to the starter. Hope that helps.
I just did the same thing. It's now a 'special tool'.I wonder if there's a bicycle type 10mm in the OE toolkit?

It's also hard to find a plug spanner that fits...the OE one is the only tool I have that can be used!

I had a struggle to get the engine to move down and forward on the rig, but after a while with two of us cursing at it, I realised the front crossbolt was still in on the right side. This is what comes of working with someone else who doesn't know the bike. He had taken off the removable left rail, but hadn't mentioned the crossbolt, and I hadn't seen it as on the right side it is hidden by a big mounting plate for the rig!

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Re: Engine removal

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Don't know about your side of the Pond, but a 18mm deep socket works on my plugs over here..
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Bicycle wrenches are sized for cone nuts so they are very thin. Very handy at times.
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SlyDogJeff77 wrote:many of the images are no longer showing up?

Should be fixed now. Part of the Gallery upgrade issues.
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Re: Engine removal

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Thanks for the tutorial. Timely! As I am about to remove the engine from my '81 1100i. Going to do a "clean-up" while waiting for parts. I will also be doing a thorough "study" of the electrics while I am there. :orange After looking it over, trying to decide on the removal, I noticed that the engine was never fully installed with all the bolts in place! :shock:Betcha when it goes back in there will be bolts where they are supposed to be bolts! :orange
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Re: Engine removal

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If the engine was out sometime in the past then it is possible some of the threads are boogered up. Might want to check them out while you have the engine on the deck. Also on the re install make sure to leave everything loose until all the mounts are started. Sometimes she needs a nudge this way or that.
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Re: Engine removal

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Thanks for the sage advice! My next trip to HF will be to purchase a metric tap & die set. And I THOUGHT that I had all the tools known to man! Oh, wait, I DID have a set, once upon a time. :orange
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Not sure HF would be my first choice for a die and tap set. Their hammers are probably O.K. :lol: :lol:
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Not sure HF would be my first choice for a die and tap set.
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Re: Engine removal

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Yes, I agree, but just to chase threads, they (hopefully) should be up to the task. Besides, this is a "crunch budget" project. Between working for the landlord, eating/sleeping & teaching ( I am a pottery instructor), there is *almost* time & money to work on the bike. :orange
Oh, I almost forgot, doing my "research" on this forum as well as ebay, is somewhat time consuming as well.
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