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7-6-2018 Ulysses love , 1125 cam replacement

2-1-2019 - 7-6-2018 Buell XB12X in need of some love, Buell 1125CR cam replacement

Uly in from Germany.. in need of some love — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery is flat.. so starter pack on to run it warm — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike is charging.. the battery is bad

draining the oil.. gearbox looks bad

no free play on the mechanisme

 

cable has been road side repaired , will replace it to see if the clutch is the problem ?

idler running on the pully cover , i will cut this some more room

axle sticking out ?

loosening the swingarm come out ?

new tyre needed

and wheel bearings rear — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

flat spot so big the tyre will stand on it — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

or now wheel back in to check the other issues — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

road side repair clutch cable . — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter of to replace the cable — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a new cable is pulled in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new cable mount it straight — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy tension way to tight ? — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt is wearing on the oil lines — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the belt is running inside the neutral switch cap is also wearing ... ? — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new clutch cable up , checked the clutch.. feels stranges. so look deeper inside — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the belt not tracking can have different causes.. swingarm bearing play is one .. this bike has play.. bend swing arm a other — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

or a bend idler bracket ? this was mounted wrong anyway — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the spring loaded tensioner is now slamming into the exhaust bracket.. with the big change bending the pivot of the spring loaded tensioner — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

od primary of , shifter loose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover bolts out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

inside also rusty oil — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i wil take the clutch out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

under the spring plate very little to see.. which is good — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taking of the hub.. i suspected this already .. hub inner race corroded — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hub bearings are fubar — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the clutch basket can be moved as all the springs are broken and the connection loose — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checkin the clutc pack . all te 8 fiber plates.. min is 16,5 mm so these would still do , as there not burned — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to see if the belt alignment is cause by the tensioner— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i moiunted back a original one — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

still the same .. need to change the swingarm bearings first now , after i contaced the customer as this is getting a little out of hand now — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first.. finish the 1125... — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the cam and fingers came in ( where back order )— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we need the crank lock tool to position in front tdc . so remove the plug in the bottom of the engine — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left crank lock tool , right cam lock tool .. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover out to turn over the engine — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sparkplug out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rotating the engine down again — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover off and tdc indicator in the spark plug hole — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

other indication.. the markings on the cam are horizontal — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

crank lock tool in, and cam lock tool in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

 

to loosen and remove the cam sprocket screws — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

and take theme of the cam gears — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the cam gear bolt — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

marking on the cam gears — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

glad i made this call to not use the bike anymore.. the old fingers.. worn — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cam gear of, note the position pin — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

can go on 2 ways.. ;-) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the old cam out see the wear on the lobe — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fresh cam — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gears on and pin in the cam ( front cams need to face back ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop of oil under the flange.. as we need to make a 40 Nm + 80deg — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

note the valve are not in line — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cam train on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.+

now first loosent he tensioner a few turns — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and put the chain gear on , and tighten the bolts and nuts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lock tools out.. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and making valve lash adjusting — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

making notes.. where you are and whare to go to — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover on. plug in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

securing the coil plug .. as the lock tab is broken — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not nice.. but works never the less — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine up and bolts back in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front hangers on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

start on the fixed frame side with tightening — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

case plug back in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

forks back in the bike — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pods mounting... some neverseas on the screws for next time — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new wheel bearings front.. and new tyre — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting the new brake line ( superbike converstion ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bleeding the front brake — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bleeding the clutch system — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the new belt came also in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so axle loose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so the wheel is on the thin part of the axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swingarm brace out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the idler center bolt — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the 2 bolts top and bottom.. so you can turn the arms away — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new belt on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put the belt on and tighten the swingarm piece back— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tighen the belt / axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new belts are line a gitar string ... — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt guards and fender back on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust back on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and contact... — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

let hand gri[ glued on the new bar — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put a ziptie on the iac valve hose .. so it will stay on better — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

needs a new airfilter .. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.