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22-12-2017 XB12SS diagnosing engine noise big end

10-3-2018 - 22-12-2017 Buell XB12SS diagnosing engine noise and check big end bearing

very nice XB12SS red.. with a engine noise — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we know this is a engine strip , remove the battery poles — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox of , i will reroute the navigation power again— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top side tierod loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ad 1 new rear tyre to the offer ... check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

covers off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

77 plug still ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and break down further .. clutch cable loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left peg off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust clamp loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front and rear mount loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

side stand can be removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn ad new muffler mount bushings to the offer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

these have been vibrating . probely because 1 half is made up from washers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oils out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and keeping stuff to getter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

unscrew the clutch cable straigth . it will last longer with out leaking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drain plug primairy can go back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and loosening the primairy chain — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

puller plate out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and nuts removed off the main and sprocket shaft — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch basket off and shifter can be pulled out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the hub bearing, these can go bad , or corrode — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling out the cover dowls before i loose theme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

further on the right side.. pulley lockplate off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this one was tight... needed some attention — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil lines can be loosened — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the oil line bracket needs to be removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the look the same as the older models, but differ in size — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drain plug.. we already know there was allot off metal on it

oil line spring clips loose, to pul out the oil line — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and exhaust zadle brace off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining the case , by removing the case drain plug— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little wd40 to help the header nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prepping the rear, to remove the swingarm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

foot peg off and swing arm brace off to remove the belt for save keeping — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil lines off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and supporting the engine weight to pull the frame off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear shock bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery cable of the starter motor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and swing arm off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

set a side for now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

frame in the hoist supported , loosening the rear and front engine mount — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

breather hose gearbox pulled out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

header loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake manifold loose... been some rubbing on the tps wires — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

always a mess under the startermotor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coil and bracket off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and throttle bodie off allen — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and hex bolts on the other side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

starting to clean some.. to crate it .. these need to be blown trough.. to clean from any debris — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

opening up the engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old orange gaskets front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear .. would explain the oil mess under the starter motor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the rocker box evenly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a napkin to soak the leaking at the end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cut off allen key works best for the rear engine mount — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and a ball end allen.. but you can not use to much force with these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

temp fixing the frame to the swingarm to park the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

headbolt.. loose a breaker bar helps to do this alone— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some thing with stock exhaust port gaskets and restricting flow ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear head off... ok this rod bearing is broken.. the piston has been kissing the cylinder head — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front one did not have contact yet — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but the cylinder wall is done for — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep these need bore and hone for first oversize — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the pushrod covers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear cylinder same story — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grooves to big — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hard to show in a picture how much movement is needed for the piston to hit the head.. this is one end— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and this is pulled up on the broken bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so the striping contineus — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ignition cup out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cam cover off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the 2 front cams did not come out easy , infact they turn very hard in the bearings .. and bronze metal dust in here , no bueno — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinion lock nut tool on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and removing the pinion gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and oil pump gear.. as this is a 07 engine , off factory fitted with the upgraded oil pump gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with much debris in the engine , always check the oil pump ( and clean all ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

big markings of the seperator plate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and big markings on the press rotors — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one off the reasons you can not order loose rotors.. as they changed the inners off the pumps several times.. this seperator plate douse not have notches, so will turn in the hosing ( and make wear marks ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

suction part off the pump usualy the first to get the debris .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stator off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and case bolts loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and case bolts loose 

inside first look

lifter wheels look not to nice 

pinion case race markings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and debris... i think off the side play big end bearings ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but i think this debris has come in the cam bearing planes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lots off stuf in the lower case , no bueno — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever

the later cases have a oil seal retention clip — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

seal out and thrust washer out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

even here debris... clean very very good.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

for now strip the gear box out... 06 up box with the strange top shifter fork — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter drum on these is made from metal with a aluminuim front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

helical cut gears — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

all gears except the 1e one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.