Oil Sump Screen

[denydog]

Can anyone tell me an easy way to turn my GS1100 upside down, so I'll have enough room to use an impact driver to loosen the three screws on the oil sump filter? I want to check the screen for cleanliness, and I don't have enough room to swing a hammer. :-D

Actually, this is one of those cases of one thing leading to another. I thought I'd take the exhausts off to clean them up, and drop the oil pan to see if there was any junk/gunk in there. Turns out, the oil pan was very clean, with just a smear of sludge in a couple of corners that I removed with a couple of Q-Tip's. Maybe I'll just call it good, and button everything back up.

[ptm]

The oil pump sucks the oil from the pan through the screen and on to the rest of the engine. If there is any crud, it will be on the side of the screen you can see. Sounds like you're OK.

[first timer]

if you can't see any crud on the screen from looking at it from below you should be ok. What i have done in the past is get some old tires and cardboard laid the tires on the cardboard. take the tanks off and anything you fear damaged, and have a friend help you lay the bike on it's side useing the tires as a sort of cushion, there will still be oil in there so it will pour out so expect it. But at least that way you will have room to work, replace the bolts with allen head.

[denydog]

Thank you both for the reply's. I think the screen is inside the housing that I'm trying to remove, and can't be seen? http://images.powersportsnetwork.com...les/2156_9.gif

I might try the suggestion by putting down a throw rug and some padding, and leanin her over onto the right case cover. It's not like I'm going to scratch it up any more than it is. I had to let it down gently two days ago at a four-way stop when I lost my balance. It was like slow motion as I tried to prevent it from going all the way over, but I didn't have enough leverage once it went past a certain point. Kind of embarrasing but no real harm. I'm pretty sure the screen is clean, but I hate to go this far without taking a look. I swear, this has to be the last thing I need to take apart for quite a while.

Very good suggestion to replace the phillips screws with allen head. I just did this with my carbs.

[ptm]

Thank you both for the reply's. I think the screen is inside the housing that I'm trying to remove, and can't be seen?

Oops...my bad. That's different from my 750 which just has the screen exposed.

[tfb]

It is the most frustrating place for Phillips-head screws, isn't it.

What I did was I got the vice-grips out, and used them on the screw heads -- no need to lay the bike over, etc. When the screws finally let go, I took great pleasure in slam-dunking them in the bin.

Then I just got some normal hex-head bolts, a touch of Loctite on each thread, and did them up. End of story.