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29-3-2018 M2 cases preping for customer, XB9R

10-7-2018 - 29-3-2018 Buell M2 cases preping for customer, Buell XB9R problem and check up

M2 case back from machine shop, bag off old bearings

big end replaced and made better ( old pin )

new pin pressed in pinion bearing new. and hone in line

the sprocket bearing was already mounted .. customer asked to glue the cases to getter .. cleaning and degreasing these with aceton

thin line of sealer on the half and gently lower the cases to getter.. turn the crank a little , no force should be needed

drop of red loctite on the case bolts

position the nice bolts head in sight

and the crapy ones inside :-)

to set the sealer gasket.. i tighen 2 off the gearbox bolts so this is the same tension as the rest off the case

set to 22 Nm i start in the middle working out

the customers mounts can be back on , front one

for transport tyrewrap ont he sprocket end to hold the seal spacer in place

case and rod end protected.. for debris and stuff falling in

and pinion end protected... still to be carefull , the crank can be obset very easy by dropping it or banging it on a crank end

whan feeling at the main drive bearing.. felt fishy , going to replace this bearing to. so spacer out and seal of

handy press / puller to do the work in the engine , pulling out the 5e gear

pulling out the bearing

has to much play. and rolls crunchy

new bearing id

pressing down to the stop

and pulling the 5e gear back in the bearing using the designated stamp

the squire o-ring is on next , and c-clip

seal tapped in , some squirts off oil insed and spacer in.. ready for the customer

Xb9 ( ish ) R runs strange.. first to detect.. than service ( xb12 engine was mounted some years ago )

ke has been down the road...

problem !? steam engine sounds when running .. customer thought intake seals , i head gasket... but the front plug was loose , and was leaking compression see the black markings on the plug — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok that is easy fix.. so on with the service, as this has been also 5 years and 15000 km ago — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old is well spent — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front plug.. the plug has been rattleing as a new plug feels loose in the threads.. will see how this will be with the new plug .. perhaps a thread repair and insert — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel bearing and belt check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

carefull with these belts.. this is still the old 03 model belt.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear bearings are done — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel back in with new bearings.. some lube on these screws so they do not corrode — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving up... air filter and rear spark plug — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

what a mess .. could be bad running , but i think the piston ring are starting to wear ( to much blowby / case pressure ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear plug out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new plug in the front.. i can tighten it firmly.. so will go with out thread repair .. tighten these plug good..if you make these to loose the vibrate loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

base plate cleaned and back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

air filter cleaned and box back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery poles loose ... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yeah.. they call theme fuck locks for a reason 
very bad connection !! — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and pole was loose looking at the burn marks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a better fuse holder .. with crimp / heat shrink terminals — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grip glue has gone off.. will glue this again.. will be very slippy in the rain — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolts loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel bearings are also gone.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings on and tighten to 55 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper bolt do not go though the mount hole.. the aluminium is crussed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

easy solution take 9,5 mm dril and dril the holes clean — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see here only the front side needed the space , but now i can push the bolts in again by hand , and not obsetting the tq referance — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some new screw will go in there — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

will clean and rinse with fresh brake fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

And the srews back in.