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21-6-2017 XB cylinder studs, 1125R belt exhaust

1-8-2017 - What did we do today 21-6-2017 cylinder studs Buell XB12, Buell 1125R belt exhaust clutch and tyres

Very nice XB12 , base gaskets are again sweating ? and intake seals leaking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tiny amount , but it starts getting wors — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so engine down.. preping left scoop off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

connectors loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle cables loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch cable loose , and headers front bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top side stack removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

best to remove the coil 08 up to loosen the throttle cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as you can now acces theme easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head temp sensor connector loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

dropping the engine and O2 sensor loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and header off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake throttle bodie off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and valve covers off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little rag.. to prevent the oil from leaking when you losen the lower cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

still it will leak a littel anyway — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushrods out marking is gone on the intake.. douse not matter as they differ in lenght — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coil bracker off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving the cable out the way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and each hole can be used to loosen bolts ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rag to catch the most off the oil for the rear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head bolts out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and head off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear head.. mnn the 2 right bolt are feeling loose ... trying to tighten theme .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

GGRRR... these where tightened to specificastions.. no trouble... but now i can not even get these to 25 NM and they are pulling out... don't know what happened with this bike... but i never experianced this ( studs comming out all right side ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see the front one i repaired the last time.. the rear ones are now pulling out.. again.. no issue with the previeus mounting. where firm to 42 Ft/lbs ( comectic specs ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grrrr. ok needs to be fixed anyway rear front one out— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston removed and taped every thing closed for drilling , set the depth on the drill — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

step 2 milling tool to resess the holes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and time sert in.. long ones — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

turning back in the studs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and setting to TQ ... i tested the front one... she was good and tight... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning and cylinder back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lube the threads and the flats on the bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok try it different this time... the stock 5 step methode.. low initianal tq and 90 deg turn ... nice TQ wrench will help you here :-) not need to mark the bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever

rear rocker box back on.. new gaskets .. way to much work to gamble this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tighening the small bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front head on... first locate the o-rings over the pushrod than look or the positioning dowl on the head gasket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rocker box on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coil bracket on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and header back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle bodie — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wires clearing.. to the engine can rotate up without the wires snagging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front isolator bolt tight to 66 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch cable adjusted and booth secured wtih zipties— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wire harness guide mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle wires on.. and coil back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and she is running... i give here a few heat cycles and take her out for a spin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

flintstone 1125... works perfect... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

customer would like a new belt ;-) ... so guards off— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and axle loose ... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the rear was flat any way , piece off metal is sticking in , so i need to take the wheel out, also for checking wheel bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swing arm piece loose and out , so i can put the belt in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

idler pulley bracket a little loose and twisted to give room for the belt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first... new wheel bearings.. these where done... but a new belt on a 1125 is freaking tight... so wheel bearings need to be in top shape — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt in the swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the dent in the front pully is to help the belt on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt routed through the idler bracket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first the little piece back in the swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

axle in the swing arm and turn the belt on the pully , carefull !! it will work.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

turn the wheel while you tighten the axle , and the belt will run further up the pully as you go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

next job... exhaust .. let front out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear bolts out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and clamps loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stock exhaust removed.. carefull with the gaskets , i put these back in , if the customer wants to use theme again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok next will be the seazed rear brake master :-( 3e one in 1 week — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tq hammer headers on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and muffler on ... nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

side job.. leaking clutch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

if you pull the lever and ziptie it .. the reservoir will not empty.. and the hose will not leak as much — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plug out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and nut removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

carefull to remove the cover the membrame can be sticking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tap out the oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see the wear marks on the old — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new cylinder in.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and fluid line back on with new washers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bleeding the clutch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice and dry... and a little lighter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now the rear brake .. clinder off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

trick to not fuck up the booth... do not loosen this with a screw driver...... just turn the boot.. and it will come out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the problem. last end of these cylinders corrodes and will not return to rest position.. and leave the brake fluid under pressure , pads binding to the disk.. disk gets way to hot ..ect ect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little cleaning and lucas brake grease , and some grease to protect from corrosion — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bleeding the rear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

last one for today.. front tyre — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

off course wheel bearings... ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fresh rubber and bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will charge the battery and take here out for a test ride tomorrow — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.