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4-4-2018 Uly light problem, XB12R engine assembly

20-7-2018 - What did we do today: 4-4-2018 Buell XB12X light problem, Buell XB12R engine assembly

nice Uly... but electrical gremlin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

customer made a ziptie to the wire loom , if he pulls it the ligth works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

was a very bad ground wire, 4 wires soldered to 1 thin one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the eyeled is broken — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok.. lets make this 2 into 1 x2 stronger.. better — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some heatshrink on it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

positioned the tight way so there is not to much movement in the cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

testing... works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounting the front end back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine back from machining.. assamble time — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine had a mild knock.... big end bearing was gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new big end... better , and welded for longer lasting fun — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now to clean the cases and remove the last of the gasket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil jets and reed valve — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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read valve here — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the oil jets here..to spray on the piston bottom— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and detent arm with a drop loctite back in the case— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

haveing a mounting tool is advised — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this way the detent arm douse not get bend mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and pulling in the end drive — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other side new gearbox bearings pressing in.. i leave the clips out untill the gearbox is pressed in — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox.. with the loose rings.. best to press theme upside down , so the rings stay on there place — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mount we made for this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

case pressed over the shafts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter forks in the gears and shifter drum can be mounted, than put the silding pins in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some start up lube — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and case can me closed, should be no need for force.. the halfs sould mate easy with turn off the gearbox or crank will help — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tighten the halfs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop loctite on the case bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

detent tool did its work.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

last time to check if the gearbox works as it should , should find all gears + neutral — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

case bolts to tq...i start in the center working out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

upgraded side support ring ( with the angle ) for the sprocket bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lock clips in the gearbox shafts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and holding plate on the counter shaft — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prelube the crank seal — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tap it in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mount the holding clip — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the spacers are hardened, you can clean these with some scotchbrite so the new seal runs on a clean track — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little mounting lube and she can go in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

silicone on the stator plug to help it seal in the case— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting the stator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

squire ring on the 5e gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and this spacer is angled side in , seal in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

neutral switch in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the rear engine mount bolts where nackered , new ones will go in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust saddle mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter adaptor in with check bal and spring , usingsome loctite on the threads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new oil pressure sensor in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

byrilium bronse oil pump gear on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinion gear on , with some red loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lock the gear in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

cams back in.. aline — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prime the crank with oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while priming the oil you will see it come out the bigend , as it should — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lifters in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

mnnn.. stainless bolts , but the rings used are to big— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as tightening these will make theme bowl shape — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with some narrow washers this is not the problem — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

timing on.. was marked for easy mounting.. we need to check this, as the crank has been apart, but normaly this will be ok to start — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pump checked and back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cylinder have been honed to first oversize — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and need very good cleaning now .. soapy hot watter and hydraulic oil is a very good combination to clean the last hone grit out.. a rag should go trought the bore and stay clean — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ready. now first to check the piston rings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice os pistons — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check theme always... 99% of the time these are with in specs.. but the 1 % will fuck up a engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pistons in the cylinder for upside down mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

1 clip in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the orientation.. as these pistons have piston pin out the center — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pusing the piston pin in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some rags in the case holes , as safety when the piston pin clip flies out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one down.. hold down nuts on the studs, so the cylinder will not bang on the case during mounting the other cylinder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushrod covers on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and head gasket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

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lube the head bolts theads and flats — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tq down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

do not use silicone here, was used for the cover bolts.. you see how far it goose in the cover.. — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rocker boxes on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

starter motor on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and coil + bracket on engine is about ready to be mounted in the bike again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.