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29-5-2015 XB leaking rocker cover seals.
30-5-2015 - Buell Xb charging problem. Buell Xb engine startup.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, common problem on the 2007 and up XB, the stock orange seals are to soft, and will start leaking oil.. if you are not looking for it , the first notice you will have when the fan fuse pops ( as the fan becomes coated in oil )
XB leaking rocker cover seals, mnn the gearbox breather hose is also cracked, now it a nice time to replace it.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, a little stripping for engine rotation , left foot peg bracket off.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,, exhaust off.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,left and right scoops off , unplug the connectors and loosent eh V-brace bolts.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,support the engine with a jack and lift the engine a little to release the tension on the front mount bolt.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,with the tension off, loosen the bolt, and should turn out by hand , loosen the clutch cable from the handle.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, remove the airbox.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, fidely fuel line, push, press the tabs and pull.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,, unplug the rear head temperature sensor , and loosen the top tierod.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,, loosen the cableguide ( 08-up only ) , unplug the breather and the connector on the TPS sensor.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,, engine a little down and loosen the 4 screws holding the cover.
XB leaking rocker cover seals,wiggle the cover out , be shure not to damage the head sensor.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, the old orange gaskets.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, and the new ones the rubber is much stiffer.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, cover back on pull the head sensor wire out to be shure it will be be pinched by the cover , and TQ down to 14 Nm.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, free the end off the gearbox breather hose, and tape a new end off hose to it , lubricate the hose with some WD40.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, and by pulling and pushing slide the new hose thought the bracket inside the frame.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, the old hose peeled off the breather nipple , heat has made it brittle and cacks.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, and new hose pushed back on, secure with zipties away from the header.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, engine up and build everything back on.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, exhaust back on.
XB leaking rocker cover seals, and airbox back on , ready to go.
XB Charging problem, bike was stranded 1 battery charge from home.
XB Charging problem, the 08 and up models have the connectors behind the left airscoop , break out your dvm to do some measuring.
XB Charging problem, the gray round plug is from the stator ,measuring resistance, no short to ground.
XB Charging problem, ok AC check, bike running 2000 rpm... 42 volts DC and going up with rpm , that is good.
XB Charging problem, looks a regulator problem after all ,these new model regulators are hard to measure, for diode test, but on one fase i could see its dropping voltage.
XB Charging problem, out with the old , in with the new.
XB Charging problem, line up the zipties with the holes in the cover.
XB Charging problem, and check... charging DC on the battery poles.
Xb engine startup, little thing.. sticking throttle put some washers behind the barend plug so the grip douse not stick anymore.
Xb engine startup, velocity stack back on, really glad they upgrade this on the 04 and models.
Xb engine startup, while we have the timing marked when we took the engine out, always good to check..
