The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: MrRiden on February 19, 2014, 06:17:20 PM
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A nice bag of goodies from MotorWorks just arrived including a brass neutral switch. Refresh me on this, it looks like I can bang out the rear engine mount rod and spacer tube and have ample room to spin the new one in with some patients and a good reach.
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Yep. You got it.
Get that aluminum spacer outta there and you're ready to go.
Toss that old, leaky switch and be sure to use a brand new aluminum crush washer with that Italian switch. Snug it up but do not over-do the torque. I use an open-end wrench. Plug in the wires and call it done.
Re-fitting the spacer is a small chore. I tried freezing the spacer but the chassis is just one big heat sink. Best luck was grinding a small 45-degree angle on the ends and working in into place. Plastic-tipped hammer guided it home.
Remember to clean off all the nasty oil n' dirt that's collected on the transmission 'shelf'.
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Snowbum has a very thorough article on this. http://bmwmotorcycletech.info/neutralswitch.htm
Be sure to clean the contacts well. A slight chamfer on the spacer does help as well as freezing it for several hours.
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Thanks Monte and Bengt for the confirmation.