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mortation
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That sucks! Off some the cams
Good luck and be very careful reinstalling them so they are 100% correct or you will be doing it again! 
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That sucks! Off some the cams
Good luck and be very careful reinstalling them so they are 100% correct or you will be doing it again!
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DanTheMan
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My very stupid question (coming from a mechanic who should "just know"), is how do I get the valve cover off. It's not going over the cam chain cover, gets caught on the frame. I feel a little stoopid at this point, I'm tearing the engine down to replace my blown head gasket....... without removing it from the frame.
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mortation
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My very stupid question (coming from a mechanic who should "just know"), is how do I get the valve cover off. It's not going over the cam chain cover, gets caught on the frame. I feel a little stoopid at this point, I'm tearing the engine down to replace my blown head gasket....... without removing it from the frame.
Wiggle it lol. Yea that part sucks. Take the breather cover off first to give you a little more room. Slide it to the right and down while lifting the left side. Make sure all wires and cables are pushed out of the way
Good luck!
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DanTheMan
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Hey, thanks, I was kind of thinking in that direction, but, y'know I like to take off as little as possible to do the job.....Like I said, some days I come up as stoopid.........Wiggle it lol. Yea that part sucks. Take the breather cover off first to give you a little more room. Slide it to the right and down while lifting the left side. Make sure all wires and cables are pushed out of the way
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Steve
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This is the part where previous planning comes into play.
When trying to remove the valve cover, make sure the gasket stays with the head, not the cover. There are two reasons for this. 1) The cover will be about 1/16" thinner and just might make it out a little easier. 2) Because there isn't much room for the cover to slide out, the gasket will catch on something, usually the cam chain sprocket in the middle, and rip the snot out of it. If the gasket is sitting on the head, that won't happen. 8-[
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When trying to remove the valve cover, make sure the gasket stays with the head, not the cover. There are two reasons for this. 1) The cover will be about 1/16" thinner and just might make it out a little easier. 2) Because there isn't much room for the cover to slide out, the gasket will catch on something, usually the cam chain sprocket in the middle, and rip the snot out of it. If the gasket is sitting on the head, that won't happen. 8-[
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BassCliff
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A picture is worth 1000 $#%!?
A picture is worth 1000 $#%!?
Hi,
Another shameless plug for this little valve adjustment pictorial. It's part of the "always under construction" page at http://www.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/ .
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
A picture is worth 1000 $#%!?
Hi,
Another shameless plug for this little valve adjustment pictorial. It's part of the "always under construction" page at http://www.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/ .
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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DanTheMan
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All I needed to remove the valve cover was to take the breather cover off....thanks for the help, worked fine, should have the bike torn down by 1:30, clean it up and continue to wait on my gasket set......
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