Base gasket #^%$##

[chuck hahn]

This ones glued on or something. Bikes a 77 gs750. Ive checked, triple checked for any bolts i may have missed, tried getting a putty knife in between cases and the block.....and its not coming loose. Suggestions. Ways to set up something to maybe spread the block from the cases? Any photos of your homemade tools would be great. Thanks.

[Buffalo Bill]

Maybe the pins need some penetrating oil? Can you squirt it down a stud channel?
Ice the cylinders and heat the case?

[Nessism]

Penetrating oil down the stud holes sound like a good suggestion.

[Brendan W]

Run cord between the cylinders, take the weight and wait.

[chuck hahn]

I put PB BLASTER heavily down stud holes before closing down last night. I also made some aluminum wedges and will try tapping those in to see if I can get the seal broke

[redfenix]

Mine was tough too, I tapped front and back lightly with a deadblow hammer and worked it free that way.

[chuck hahn]

I'm not gonna be doing any smacking on the fins. Customers bike and a broke fin costs ME....

[tatu]

There's a flat spot on the crankcase and a matching one on the cylinder block at each end, find a 6mm bolt or cut one to length and put a nut on it put it on the flat spot and unwind the nut it will break the gasket free and the rest is easy, move it to the other side if necessary, but I've never needed to. I think it's even in the manual or there's a tool that does what i describe. Here:

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But a nut and bolt work every bit as well if you put it on the flat of case where the engine bolt hole is and simply unwind it.

[tatu]

FYI the factory tool...

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[chuck hahn]

Ive had some stubborn ones but this ones hands down the winner. Heck i can make that tool easy enough.

[chuck hahn]

Got it off. The studs werent very dirty at all but tgere was some brown dope on the gasket. Think it was some Indian Head gasket glue. What a friggin mess cleaning it off too. Tomorrow starts the top end rebuild.

[Brendan W]

Got it off. The studs werent very dirty at all but tgere was some brown dope on the gasket. Think it was some Indian Head gasket glue. What a friggin mess cleaning it off too. Tomorrow starts the top end rebuild.

LOL. What was it then? Holy Water, a lump hammer or something in between

[chuck hahn]

Got wedges started in all 4 corners and systematically tapped them in..basically pryed it up till it tore the gasket loose.

[Buffalo Bill]

So it was glued together. That's fine if you only intend to do a head and valve job.
I like you're making aluminum wedges just for this project. Way above the imagination of the average mechanic.

[chuck hahn]

Well Bill, the thinness of a 1/8 thick aluminum wedgewill one of two things. Either wrinkle and fold up right from the get go or work itself in. they peeled a little going in but supplied enough opposing force to get the gasket torn. And i mean it literally shredded with chunk stuck on the cases and the jugs. Stuffed rags around all the con rods and a good sharp chisel did the rest.