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17-8-2017 XB9Sx check up , TQ hammer XB , cylinder

28-9-2017 - What did we do today: 17-8-2017 Buell XB9Sx check up, Black Torque HAmmer and tune, cylinder studs... again...

very clean and nice Sx 2005 in for a check up... warming up the oil.. i can hear the primairy chain having to much play... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

missing a screw — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old style pivot nothing wrong with it.. but check it often.. as these tent to loosen theme selfs... finding your bike on the left side with a broken side stand is not funny. so check these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

still good.. will clean and loctite it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yes fresh bike and looks like new.. but still there are some things .. clutch adjuster corrosion , i will grease this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the drain plugs where screwed in with nylon tape... please don't do that ... use the liquid form if you wasnt to seal it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep... way to ,much play.. sounds like the crank is comming out ;-) standing next to it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clean, lube and red loctite.. this will not come loose very easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fresh oil in and clutch mechanism back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling the side stand spring can be hard.. having a spring puller is very easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

my 10 o cloH hammer mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust is very hot.. i start at the top... and mount the K&N filter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt tension need to go off, to remove the idler pully— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so i can have clean acces to the rear mounting straps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front one loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and remove the hanger bolt completely — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clamp loose and side stand wire out the clip — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fighting a hot exhaust... i won... but she gave me a workout — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhausst valve off the exhaust, i will leave it on. but put some protection over the cable , heat shrink tubing works good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

side stand off the mount the spoiler bracket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice... in my humble opinion still one off the best exhaust for XB... in Black back from the coater — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust mounted.. dent the straps so the idler pully runs free — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check double check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

upgrading the SW in the ecm and having fun ... — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

Xb9sx service.. remove the rear brake to check the wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn i think this is the first time out... i will grease this so it can not corrode , or wheel bearings freez to the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

talking off wheel bearings.. these are still ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mountkng the shark fin.. belt protector.. put some neverseaz on these little screws — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the primairy chain — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front plug from below — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the gap... please do before you screw theme in un checked.. out the factory the plugs are usualy 0.7 mm XB wants 0.9 to 1 mm for a nice spark — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler back on.. loctite the screws — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving up.. battery pole check.. check... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike is really pristine... covers not cracked — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but a old crappy race filter in in.. i will put a new one in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yes frist plugs... stuck on like glue could not get it off in 1 piece — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear plug , gap checked.. and neverseaz on the threads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox base on.. and k&N filter... this will bring a little better breather in compairiment to the dirty old filter— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first time loose... the off factory loctite is not broken yet.. giving it a little heat.. to break the loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

axle never been out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but i feel a notch in the bearings.. i take no change with bearings... new ones in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings and axle lubed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and caliper bolts to TQ 55 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake fluid also the 2005 stuff ... it will seap through the compensation membrame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some fresh fluid in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear off course — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

testing and riding... missing screw put back in.. she is ready to go back to here owner — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2e overzize .. as the pulled out studs distorted the cylinder wall leaving to many marks... i want to fix this right... as the previous rush jobs... did not work out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

amd the front.. grrrrr... 1 off the repaired stud is a comming out again.. even with the lower OEM head gasket torqing methode (13 NM, 21 Nm and 90 deg. ) what comes down to about 43 -47 NM depending on the drag off the head bolts ( use off oil on the threads ect.. ) this stud only came to 35 Nm after 90 Deg... no use going on and put everything back.. as we experianced the gasket will fail... need to think off a solution for this bike.. looks like the cases aluminium is weakend by a previeus repair ? and all the stud pulled way to much TQ on theme ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.