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9-6-2017 XB12X troubles, crank, XB12Scg check up

21-7-2017 - What did we do today 9-6-2017 Buell XB12X with troubles, crank, Buell XB12Scg check up and engine bearings

time for here jearly check up and she is shifting 1 and 2e hard when hot — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first drain the oils... ont he engine plug fine metal dust on the drain plug magnet a litte normal for these early engines , but we will keep a eye out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch mechasime out to fill the new oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bad shifting to neutral first to check is the primairy chain tension — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

was a little tight... check this in 3 positions on the chain anyway — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mechanisme back in Muller clutch needs less freeplay only 1/8 e turn back off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the rear wheel in the air belt check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt ok.. rear wheel bearings check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

Rizoma pully is starting to wear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel back in tighen the axle and pinch bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swapping to the front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

meehhh these are half backed .. wheel bearings if in dought replace theme !!!! yes we get a free calender every year from SKF, our bearing suplier ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings is .. little trick if the front axle want to cross thread in the lower leg.. mount the caliper on loctite on the bolts, bring the brake to pressure so the wheel is at the correct angle to the front leg — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and then the axle goose in smoothly :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front brake fluid chance — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning and greasing the pivot — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a little more work than normal .. with the hidden caliper , but refresh the brake fluid rear also — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

warming up the bike to set the oil level , and she will be good untill net year — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

inspection send in Crank from Spain.. they cought it early the front rod is loose overall , but only in this position there is play ... off to the machine shop for a new pin and bearings 

:-) make it better than new — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

trouble some Uly... she has been rough running all here life... little maintenance and patches only.. now new owner , want to make it run nice.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

very small indication on leakings.. so with no further indicastions.. i will check this first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ready to drop the engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn rubbing marks on the front plug cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

manifold off no realy marks on leaking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

indicator . customer asked for glass, but more is nodig — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can almost replace the complete bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other insert on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and glas on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

test rising.. loggd the number... and put here on the dyno als the cylinder differance is much larger than normal.. adjusted it a little so the customer can ride .. ps front disk is toast... needed to brake way to hard— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

beairing time , big-uns.. we have tools for it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nasty little one in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little one pushed in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

blig ass clip on the mainshaft bearing , the rounded side is outside — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling the 5e gear in works easier so — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some dops off oil./// — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ans putting the seal on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

quid ring gemonteerd — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

running marks on the seals — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now you can mae the spacers on ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first the main beaings our — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one fown 1 to go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.