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XB12X cylinder Buell M2 Engine mount, XB12X Pully

6-2-2019 - What did we do today: 22-6-2018: Buell XB12X rear cylinder of, Buell M2 broken engine mount, Buell XB12X pully replacement

rear head of the Uly.. looks very nice with 70K 

push rod cover of and protect the lifters from debris

rear bore looks even better than the front one

but here to the 2e compression ring is starting to wear out

so temp strap in the left overs.. and part it untill the cylinder are back

stuning consition M2 brought in from Germany for some repairs

front engine mount broke 

i first take off the airfilter unit as this is holing up the engine now

the lower end rear bolt out 

the top right one is in the housing it self not in the pipe .. remove the breather bolt 

engine lifted a little .. and box removed 

1 bolt still in 

the other one is broken od 

looing at the markings. been loose for some time , these bolts need preload.. other wise they are not strong enough 

the break is corroded.

also the marking on the head from rattleing 

new front mount on. as marking guide

my 10 o clock apointment. new pullies as the old ones are getting sharp, and belts are wearing to fast

and some grime from allot of km .. pully seal ? or base gasket ? 

ok nut rattled loose 

belt tension of

and rear wheel out.. bearings are good 

front pully of.. douse not like the pully seal.. ( it douse not run up and around the corner ) 

idler pully surfance is wearing out 

time for a new one.

ilder on 

new front pulley.. we have these with very nice pricing

we are replacing the belt to .. to big a crack for comfort

pully bolts out

and new pully on

loctite these bolts 

and set theme to TQ specs

with the wheel back in.. belt can be taken of 

new belt on.. and swing arm brace in 

footpeg bracket back on 

and setting the rear wheel to Tq

front pully tight.. and lockplate in position ... she is ready to go.

made a little mark the center tool.. from the broken of piece

with the mount in correctly push the center tool in and dril a center

now to make some room not to damage 

better.. still clutch cable out the way 

will clean up these treads

sharp cobalt drill bits.. and a 200LBS pushing weight makes nice spiral swarfs ;-)

hole trough the left overs

old heavy duty tx bit hammer in the hole drilled 

and with some luck you can turn out the piece 

the left over piece 

as the front engine rubber is also broken.. we first replace this one , as we have more room with the mount of 

but we need to take the fuel tank of 

fuel hose loose .. don't like the crack .. will replace it

front rubber 

removed

the new kit.. normaly it came with mounting instuctions.. as the construction has changed , was not in this kit

luckaly i dont trough these away,, kept a old one ;-)

so flat side up 

and the stubber ring on top of the mount 

bolts on 

engine mount bolts.. using new ones after a break is better.. some lube on the shaft.. and red loctite on the treads 

tighen the bolts.. i do 85 -90 NM

and tighten the front mount bolt

rear wheel out.. for fresh tire 

bearings are ok

need to check the runni, ng. as i see the carb has moved.. because the air filter box reasted on the frame i fear the intake seals are leaking

but first the front tire . axle bolt out 

pinch bolts loose ( metric ) 

and loosen the disk bolt , so you can remove the caliper with ease