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24-9-2016 XB9R front fork seal, X1 fase 2
5-10-2016 - What did we do today: 24-9-2016 Buell XB9 R front fork seal and fase 2 for the Buell X1
very nice Buell XB9R 2003, we customized this bike years ago... glad it found a new owner who apricitate this bike... allot off work has been on on this one
but it sprong a leak... right front seal is leaking.. smart to put a rag on there, so the oil will not ruwn the brake pads
so front up and fork out
wheel bearings still ok
fork apart to replace the seals
put some isolating tape on the sharp edge off the leg to protect the seals when you push theme on
c-clip on the dust seal —
will replace the lower guide bushings as it starts to wear out
ready to be put back to getter
front axle to tq, i notiched the axle now is deeper in.. there was some tension in the front legs
before you tighten the axle pich bolts always push down the bike a few times , so the legs can set to the axle
X1 fase 2 , service and fixing leaks , and new clutch cable and lever
hinge bolt out fer the lever to remove it
chin spoiler removal , needs to loosen the shifter bolt
mnnn oil should not be on the bolt
and with the bolts removed, it starts to leak out the boles... , primary gasket is leaking
m6 in a 1/4 well nut just douse not work... needed some more to loose it
leaking hard now... need to take the exhaust off any way for gearbox oil change
these shift levers can be a pain.. what ever you do don't pry the slot open,, they wil break, use a lever and some plastic or rubber to force it off
exhaust off
and drain the gearbo oil... looks like this is in way to long
ols crappy clutch cable off
tensioner loosened —
and the cover can be taken off, you see the old style paper gasket has failed surrounding the 2 bottom holes
a little cleaning, i will put a new shifter seal in anyway, as pulling the cover off over the corroded axle douse not help the seal
cleaning the shifter axle and some grease on there
new model gasket on and tq down the cover , start in the middle spiral out
fresh oil in
and new clutch cable with teflon liner , so much better
clutch mechanisme set
and good time to pre maintain the cable, lube the adjuster , so it will not corrode
new clutch lever on, comes with new pivot bolt
after adjusting, 2 small zip ties on the rubber booth ends to prevent theme from watting draining in
old broken off shift lever... is very handy to to shift the bike in gear by hand
checking the primairy tension .. ok
stuck on hard... the special socket i have slipped already, next is the oil filter key.. next step would be the puched screw driver
cleaning off years off dirt, so we can see if and where it leaks
x1200 bad shifting.. stuck in gear
mnn the lever is stuck , no wonder the bike douse not want to down shift
the bushin inthe shift lever was seasing , i cleaned it up a little and some greas on there, shifted like a champ again
exhaust back on the x1
hard to get to bolts , little ratched is very usefull
new well nut and 1/4 unc screw for the chin spoiler
and some loc tite on the shifter bolt
now the rear
36mm socket
and sometimes you need to off theme ;-)
axle slided out very smoothly
bearings stil ok and outer bearing still firmly in the rear wheel
fresh rubber on
and monting some thicker grips
they feel nice , soft rubber and barrel shaped
