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29-9-2017 XB9SX service, Xb12 cylinders

26-10-2017 - What did we do today 29-9-2017 Buell XB9SX all weather bike service, Buell XB12S pulled cylinder studs repair, The sequel

09 XB9 in for big service — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

alldayall weather biker... leaves it marks little grease on the side stand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

corrosion in the plated screws shows how bad road salt is for you bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

for the next time.. main shaft seals starts to sweast a little — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chain lube... ;-) nice and sticky — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wtf... een rear disk as a bolw.. but never cracked , customer had not noticed it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the wheel out... bearings are questional.. incace off dought... change theme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt is still ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as is the idler pully — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear disk bolt.. .air impact is the only way.. broken to many bits pulling by hand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the stock disks can corrode on the hub... with a long rod and heavy hammer knock it off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little cleaning and a light coat off neverseas — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear caliper on to loosen the bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as it is hard to slide the caliper, i take out the slider pin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clean the pin and the hole — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some new grease on.. and press the pin in, untill the grease is getting out , so you know the grease is all in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel and brake back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking primairy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front plug change.. it looks good.. nice colour— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new plug in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox off.. screw loose mnn yeah... translucent is very brittle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i noted already with the wheel in ,the front wheel had play... the front wheel bearings are gone.., — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

forks out right away to change the oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top caps off and spring release on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front forks back to getter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings in the wheel, but i noticed the broke bearings also caused the brake pads to ware on even — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the pads where not enough for the next service i put some new ones in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little ling to check the 08 ups when they get older.. rubbing in on the oil lines — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear plug, airbox off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the plug wires.. on corrosion and rubbing— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new mirrors.. the micky mouse ears are comming of— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we are going to mount barend mirrors, so the plastic plugs need to come out.. this let one was glued in good.. and i needed to pry it out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

customer wanted to leave the handguards on.. ok no problem.. i will use our vibration dampers and make these fit for barend mirrors and handguards— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

better :-) as these also bring in some weight.. the vibrations in the bar will be less — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mirror mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and other side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

time ti let here rumble... and check the oil level — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some mirror hole plugs will finish it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cylinder studs part deux — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but first... new disk — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the hidden caliper mount with a normal wheel is perfect.. an you can leave it on for wheel removall— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

disk bolts loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

our design Galfer disk.. kept holes in aroung the center hub for so it will not corrode tight.. and the disk lock / 1125 caliper mounting holes in it makes this a perfect replacement.. and brakes even better than stock due to the choise of material — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

disk bolt to 35 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and wheel on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the nasty part.. cylinder studs " the sequel" — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushrod cover of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tape the holes to the lifters so no debris can enter— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

right rear. you see him sticking out :-( this was already repaired one with timeserts.. not sure what the previeus owner did with this engine, but all the right studs could not hold the head gasket TQ ( stock gasket value as these are lower than the comitic tq value ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cylinder off again.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left the piston in. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ziptie the rod and some rags in the case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 nut and counter nut to remove the studs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

last resort, Big serts ... next step is other case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taping up holes so no debris can enter the case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

how deep we need / and can dril safely — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

that is one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the set some with the handy tap guide — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front one ready to go out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.