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15-12-2017 XB9R engine build

22-2-2018 - What did we do today: 15-12-2017 Buell XB9R engine build

little silicone sealer on the stator plug to help seal — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and stator on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

protective plate and dap off silicone under the wires— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

red loctite and tightening the counter shaft position plate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bling... new oil pump gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old one was not realy bad. but had it's marks already.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lock plate on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clean the threads in the nut , and a drop off red loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

26 NM and 19 deg... comes down to about 55-58 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lifters in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and positioneing pins in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

startup lube on the cams and bearings plains — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

point to point and striped to V's can be a pain.. needing 3 hands ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prime the crank you see it comming out the bigend bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new seal for the cam cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cam cover on.. tighening these to 14 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear mount back on .. red loctite .. use a cut allen key to tighten ..speed sensor mounted not to leave holes open — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now to make it a more stabil to work on.. everytime i want to make a engine stand.. but i'm so use to it like this on the work bench and it works the easiers for me . with the exhaust bracket on the engine will stand sturdy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bore and honed.. 1e oversize — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep.. not all is fun.... i hate this job... a friend made a nice kiridahsi for it. works very good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and 2 down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now to clean... first step.. hot soapy watter ... and scrub theme many times... check with clean rag it douse not pick up any black hone grit / oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

after you cleaned it so good.. you need to whipe some light oil in right away.. the surface and the super degreasing will corrode looking at it .. do not leave this surface un protected , you see in the picture this is 5 minutes and you see already a little brown corrosion .. while with oil right away — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice XB9 pistons oversize — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil waver ring in first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the rings come in a pack telling what they are, but you can tell theme apart looking at the form points and angles inside — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check .. double check take nobodies word for it... your building.. you check the gap — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

see the differance between a top ring ( shiny line ) and 2e compression ( even color ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little coat of thin oil and down the barrel she goose ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check of you did the orientation correct — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leave the piston out enought to put the piston pin in— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking double checking the new pins are a hair thicker,, as i expected.. the fitment with the stock pins was to loose.. with the new pins.. sliding perfection — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston on the rod — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the other cyinder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn this one is to tight, and will cause problems if left like this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

file/ grind a little off , and debur .. clean good after — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston no 2 down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some rags in the case.. when you mount the piston pin clip ... so it will not fall in to easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first cylinder down. and temperary screw it down before i mount the rear cylinder.. as i do not want theme banging up and down on the case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

don't forget the base gasket... yes been there done that ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bought on now first the pushrod covers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as these need to be mounted before the heads go on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushrod cover o-rings first in the head — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while a little oil on the top of the cover , and push the head on the cover first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

than look for the head gasket position pins — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head bolts... oil on the flats and drop off oil on the threads.. so they will get there TQ right — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tightening in steps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

funny how some bike leave the markings unharmed, and others with less Km it is whiped off completely— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rocker box on.. slowly thighten.. try to hold the cover as level as posible .. better for the bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i set these to 24 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

outer covers on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

startermotor on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and prepping the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ready to be mounted.. nice job for to morrow.. see if we can make here run.. and do a startup — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.