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17-2-2015 xb case mounting, 1125 swap engine check

19-2-2016 - What did we do today 17-2-2015 xb case mounting, 1125 swap engine check

a other xb engine back from the repair shop, 

smart thing to stop the rods from banging around

engine was temporary put to getter for safer transport off the crank , split the cases

press tool we made to safely press in the gearbox, on the old models with the loose sopacer rings very usefull , and we see allot pressing mistakes in cases. pressing out the bearing c-clip seats :-X — 

little redline mounting lube to start lubrication 

check the rolling pin on the pre 06 gearboxes, the later shifter forks are solid pins ( and a steel shifter drum ) 

shifter arms on the gears, but not in the positioning holes 

so you can mount the shift drum 

after positioning the shifter drums in the correct slots, and tap the shifter forks slide rods in place off the case, check the contruction 

ready for the halfs to be joint 

check the shifter lever, is needed the lift it up the shift cam — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

when all is to getter, check the shifter working , so it works smooth in all gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

book says it douse not matter, but i like to start in the center to tw down the cases — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spings and spacers on the sprocket side , the crank will be pulled in position the moment you put the sprocket on and nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pignon side is the oil feed for the big end bearing, good to prime with oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prime untill you hear and see the oil comming out off the big end bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stator in place, a dab off silicone to prevent the wires from rubbing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some silicone around the plug so make it oil tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

light grade loctide on the stator nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spacer mainshaft with a little lube on the seal — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover holes to prevent stuff from falling in — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lifters back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the anti rotation pins — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cover up these holes to, so no debris can fall in— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter plate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the adaptor can be used on bought sides, use some red loctite so it is tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the check pressure ball and spring in first — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loctite, on the pressure switch and oil cooler adaptor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so ready to be packed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine swap 1125. customer brought this engine in to put in the bike, will so some small checks before this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spark plugs look good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rocker covers are glued on... mnnn not good — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn there was a ground problem , will clean this— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok rotate the engine... get the plug out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the alumunium cover out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok... engine is frozen solid... can't not move it at all— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some one has put the covers on to hard — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.