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25-11-2017.. XB 88CI engine assembly part I

21-1-2018 - 25-11-2017 Buell XB 88CI engine assembly, little things Buell 1125 stator, Buell XB hammer time

time to put things to getter... i clean the case mating surface very good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prelubing the bearings .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i screw my little tool in the neutral switch hole to clear the detent arm , or easy mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i put the right side case flat on some wooden blocks.. put the crank in and carefully lower the let half over the crank and gear box shafts , this should go smooth , turn the crank and maishaft if it is binding a little — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop of red loctire on the case bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tighten to 23 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the gearbox on smooth working , manualy turn the shifter drum around — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox works.. bearing clips on the shafts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bushings in the case.. hold to getter with ziptie , other wise you keep picking these up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pressure bal and spring in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spring first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter adaptor on , a drop of red loctite on to prevent this from comming loose every oil filter change — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

small intermettzo.. customer asked if i could mount his stator 1125 , sure no problem. some heat resistance kit in to bed in the wires — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little silicone on the rubber — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wire protector plate in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and stator mounting.. red loctite on these bolts... have seen these come loose.. you really not like it when these come loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

very nice XB9SX... for hammer upgrade.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler and pulley cover off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the axle to get the belt tension off , to remove the idler bracket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and hard to get to rear strap loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cheap clamps... corrode — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler bracket under the side stand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and prepping the TQ hammer exhaust — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and first mount the rear straps... we made these with a expention bridge in theme.. you can not overtighen these :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear strap on to hold the exhaus in place, do not tighten yet — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first tighten the flange — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the mount, before you tighen the rear straps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler bracket on and idler pully back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler on.. has been repaired already.. hope this will hold.. ecm upgrade and running warm... easy job :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cylinder studs back on the 88 xb engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and setting these to TQ specs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

88 case , nothing left in the midle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i want something is.. so long 3/16 bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mark it or grinding — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not much left but it can take a little force and the cylinders will ift — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear engine mount back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

time to put things to getter... i clean the case mating surface very good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.