I'm still not there yet... assembly is taking a bit longer than disassembly!I guess I need to find those foot rests now that you've just about got your white beauty back together.
I'm still not there yet... assembly is taking a bit longer than disassembly!I guess I need to find those foot rests now that you've just about got your white beauty back together.
for what it's worth it's the good pipe tape not the cheap home depot stuff! I thought the pipe tape might bend the bolts and was willing to deal with that, but they are still straight. Getting that lower gas tank in and out without destroying the brake lines and wire harness might have been the hardest part of the job. Or close to it anyway. Still working on assembly.Wow! That's a lot of faith in a thin piece of steel and a couple of 6mm threads in aluminum! I would have maybe wrapped a sling around the whole steering neck? Looks like it's done though. Let us know shortly how things turned out.
the ujoint looks pretty goodyes. Igofar and others think it's the Ujoint. We'll see, probably in the next week if I can procrastinate on my day job enough!
Share the wealth!But, if you decide you need to pull off the throttlebody again, get ahold of me. I have a method that I've used several times that works great. Without damaging anything.
I'll try to put something together.....Share the wealth!
I was trying to pull the throttle body all off at once, and when I finally tried working one corner off it wasn't as difficult. Getting it back on again I thought would be really difficult, but I oiled it up and heated it with a heat gun (it's freezing in my garage!) and it went on fairly easily. I'm pretty close now, assuming the junkyard engine I put in isn't junk...Dang, I've been seeing this thread, since you started it, but I've been avoiding it!
You pretty much swapped the engines how I would have...lifting the frame up away, and then back down on the engine.
But, if you decide you need to pull off the throttlebody again, get ahold of me. I have a method that I've used several times that works great. Without damaging anything.
Hang in there, hope you get it running soon.
That's just the frame he is lifting. No motor and I'd guess the rear wheel, swingarm, tanks, throttle bodies, etc. are gone too. I've used a lot of that strapping metal and it comes in various thicknesses depending on brand (and age - older was thicker). The stuff is pretty strong.Wow! That's a lot of faith in a thin piece of steel and a couple of 6mm threads in aluminum! I would have maybe wrapped a sling around the whole steering neck? Looks like it's done though. Let us know shortly how things turned out.
You do know not to tighten the Clamps right?I was trying to pull the throttle body all off at once, and when I finally tried working one corner off it wasn't as difficult. Getting it back on again I thought would be really difficult, but I oiled it up and heated it with a heat gun (it's freezing in my garage!) and it went on fairly easily. I'm pretty close now, assuming the junkyard engine I put in isn't junk...
BINGO!I was trying to pull the throttle body all off at once, and when I finally tried working one corner off it wasn't as difficult. Getting it back on again I thought would be really difficult, but I oiled it up and heated it with a heat gun (it's freezing in my garage!) and it went on fairly easily. I'm pretty close now, assuming the junkyard engine I put in isn't junk...
haha after taking them off I know enough not to tighten them down... 7mm gap plus or minus 1mmYou do know not to tighten the Clamps right?
You only snug the to the correct measurements from flat to flat.
the clamps on the cylinder head side were secured by Honda is my guess, as they were included on the (newer) engine I bought. I didn't touch those. 10 mm though. As an interesting aside, I totally destroyed a knock sensor by removing it with way too much torque, and then trying to reinstall a practically destroyed sensor, and ripping it in two. 108 dollars...You also know that there are TWO different measurements right?