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Taking Engine out...is this hard?
One of those "to-do" items in the restoration of my bike is to eventually take my engine out...and have it glass beaded. Question: is this a two person job?Tags: None
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Anonymous
On an 1100? I wouldn't do it alone, unless you have expensive shop equipment. It's a two-man job.
Nick
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Anonymous
Rudi,
I pulled mine by myself, but I wouldn't again.
I built a platform about 1/4" taller than the lower engine mounts which I set next to the bike, on the right side. Then used a wide piece of wood on the floorjack and lifted the engine to the same height as the platform.
Even with having what appeared to be a simple "slide it over" job it was quite a tussle. Almost lost control of it a couple of times.
Definately get a buddy to help.
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lhanscom
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Anonymous
Originally posted by lhanscomOn a somewhat related note, does one have to take the engine out to get the head off? (GS700ES)
Rudi
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lhanscom
Yeah, my manual assumes that the engine is out when you're doing work on it. I would rather not go thru the extra effort though, if I can help it.
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daveo
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lhanscom
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