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Author Topic: Engine removal  (Read 1252 times)

mimmo66

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Engine removal
« on: December 15, 2010, 06:48:43 PM »
[size=14]My foot is almost healed, and I'm planning on fixing my bike crashed last November in a head on collision w another bike.

The lateral reinforcements plates securing the steering stem to the frame have some deformations which will require a complete teardown in order to have it fixed.

What is the general consensus in removing the engine from the frame ?

I was thinking of removing the gearbox and leave everything else of the engine block in place,  while a friend suggested that it may be possible to remove the engine with the gearbox attached.[/size]

Thank you for your help,
Domenico

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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2010, 07:25:08 PM »
It will be quite heavy & unwieldy to pull engine&gearbox together, and, the neutral switch on the bottom side of the gearbox can be easily damaged if the unit is left to rest on it or it is mashed against something.   It it were me,   I'd, remove the aircleaner assembly, pull the swing arm pivot bolts out, loosen the rear shock bolts a bit, unhook the rear brake rod and swing the rear swingarm assembly back.   Then disconnect and remove the gearbox from the engine, and lastly, remove the engine from the frame (after disconnecting the rest of the wiring harness of course).    IF you look at my article in the wiki-related subforum on clutch replacement (PDF is attached to a thread in there, as our wiki is damaged and the pictures were lost from it), it will give you the process to get things taken down to that level with the gearbox removal, for starters.
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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2010, 10:28:31 PM »
I have yet to read of anyone removing the engine with the transmission still attached.

I think you would be doing yourself a (big) favor by separating them.

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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2010, 09:14:46 AM »
I found it to be no big deal to remove the engine.  You will have to remove the transmission.  I also removed the wiring harnesses to give me room to get the engine out.  Make sure you take lots of pictures and label the wiring.

tvrla

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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2010, 08:32:07 PM »
Unless you have someone nearby that straightens frames, you'll be mailing it off.  What are your plans?

Mailing off the frame would require a complete dismantling of the bike... not that big a deal actually. But the trans comes out separately. Not a bad thing, actually, since it probably could use a spline lube anyway.

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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2010, 12:47:13 PM »
There is a frame guy in California, which is where folgore lives.  I don't remember the name of the shop or it's location, although I am sure it is San Francisco or south.

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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2010, 10:31:01 PM »
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There is a frame guy in California, which is where folgore lives.  I don't remember the name of the shop or it's location, although I am sure it is San Francisco or south.
The shop is in Sacramento and called "The Frame Man".

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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2010, 11:21:34 PM »
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There is a frame guy in California, which is where folgore lives.  I don't remember the name of the shop or it's location, although I am sure it is San Francisco or south.
The shop is in Sacramento and called "The Frame Man".
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Re: Engine removal
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2010, 12:25:43 PM »
Ho Ho Ho!  Have you considered buying a used but straight frame, cleaning it up, painting or having it coated, and then transferring the good parts from your bike over to it?  It would cut down on the amount of time your bike is apart, and that usually translates to less lost parts...  

Steve