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19-1-2019 Buell 1125 engine removal and strip down

3-9-2019 - What did we do today: 19-1-2019: Buell 1125 engine removal and strip down

note to self, lose bolt in a 1125 case will cause oil leak , loosend the bracket — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

anyway, confirmed the findings with the customer, and we are going to repair the engine , so it need to come out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

firt to drain the oil — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brackets fairing of, not a every day job.. i mark the brackets

zip tie on the clutch lever so the reservoir douse not drain

little piece of hose on the banjo bolt to prevent it from leaking

bracket bolts out

left side brackets — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the rear belly pan bolt is mounted to the side stand switch holder — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

side stand of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

works best with the side stand out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter out and left drain plug out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

side stand switch holder with cable of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wire neutral switch — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left peg bracker of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

idler bolt and nut are US size — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the bolt just a little, and turn the bracket to get tthe belt out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

crush drive has play in it, if you put a sharpy stripe on the pully and the front piece ( bearing race ) — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and if you can turn these to each other, the crush drive has free play. and you will feel this coasting on / of throttle .. here is the article how to fix https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/artikelen.asp?cid=6&aid=1224 — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front oil cooler bracket off — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hair clips out the oil lines , and pull the cooler of — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

split the wire harness at the front , disconnect the connectors and you need to cut free the horn wires— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

free the cable harness on top.. the upper rail can be taken out the guide.. the lower wires is engine sensors and can stay on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear end supported — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piece of wood to hold the rear end up — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt for the swingarm axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

protect from damage.. banging to the swing arm.. and zip tie the right bracket. not to leave it hanging to the rubber brake hose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nut ground cable of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you need to turn out the stud to 3mm allen , to get the ground cable out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

8 mm nut to hold the wire guide — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and remove this one — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so you can free the rear O2 sensor ( only 2008 models , the 09 models have the O2 sensor wires running to the front — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and speedo sensor cable — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

she is free..... — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

need to clear the lift so connect the swing arm to the frame , as next project is waiting to be stripped — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

could almost replace the rods like this ;-) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the engine cable harnes can be removed now

free the stator cable , if you wonder why it is so hard to pull this through .. a big angle needs to be made

cable harnes out

rear header of

front wheel in the bike

and engine on the bench

rocker cover of

oil line remove

cam chain tensioner loose

it's just a piston and plug

cam drive gear of

the one removeble chain guide out ( the other one you need to remove the side cover for

cam train with valve vingers

checking and note the position of the shims

the 2 hidden screws out

and loosening and removing the head bolts

cylinder head of

rear piston has only a fraction of the play of the front one