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17-1-2018 engine day. start assembly xb12 and xb9

1-3-2018 - 17-1-2018 engine day. start assembly Buell Xb12 and Buell XB9 engine

winter / engine time.. this was crank bearing mishap , the pinion bearing walked out.. did gave he crank a notch.. needed new bearings and straigthing , back from the machine shop — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

take the case from eacht other to mount the gearbox— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

better than new... bigend bearing and sprocket bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prepping right side case, detent arm holding pin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning the gasket surface , and degrease — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first gear box in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pressing these upside down.. works best — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the loose rings and spacers can make it a very hard job.. upside down , not so — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox shafts pressed in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter forks in the gears, and slider pipes on.. shifter drum can go in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

forks locked in the drum the slider pipes can be tapped in the holes to lock theme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

thin layer sealer.. and gently lower the right case over the crank .. turning the gearbox can help to lower the case .. don't hammer it down ,if you need to hammer, something is wrong — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2 temp bolts in to hold the cases.. try the gearbox first... every gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox works perfect... case bolt can go in.. red loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tq down to 24 nm , i start in the center and work my way out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter arm in the pivot hole — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear engine mount on.. loctite on these bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to prevent stuf falling in the now closed case.. put the speed sensor in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lifters in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pump gear in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinion gear. check the slot is not worn out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever..

lock plate in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

25 Nm and 19 deg , red loctite on the threads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the cams — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

double check the line out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

last change to prime the big end bearings.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and tq the cover down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

timing trigger wheel in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pump on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ignition sensor on.. note the easy on and off markings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and i start mounting the pushrod covers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn.. ok cylinders need some care.. not good feeling mounting these back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new sprocket bearings.. the the tick washer has mounting markings and oil seal on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

counter shaft holder mounting.. red loctite on the bolt— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oiling spacer ring on the main shaft ...need to stop with this one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and continue with the XB9 .. bag off goodies ( old bearings ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stripping it first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice bearing race honed and alined — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new pignon bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new sprocket bearing , crank pin / is looked over. and new needles and side play shims where mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wtih XB 03-05 when you have the engine apart this far and 40-50000 km.. replace the main shaft bearings regardless — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new needle bearings in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and main bearing on.. lock clip in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i can use teh arbor press.. or one off the many tools we have for this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

end drive mounted , and blind bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little below the surface , noted the same on the old one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

detent arm back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and new ones in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lock clips in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and gearbox shafts pressed on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter forks.. no strange wear marks.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put eh 2 top in the gears waiting. and slide the pipe in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the same for the lower one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put the shifter drum in.. and guide the forks in the slots — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tigh.. big end bearing... you need to feel before you believe it :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.