Replacing crank and transmission

[Guest]

I honed the cylinders and made a crank stay to drop the cylinder
I'm waiting on some wrist pin clips to drop the cylinder and one exhaust valve since they were all hammered and of course I only had seven.

[Guest]

Wrist pin clips came so I dropped the cylinder over the pistons.
I'm also using a new cam chain.

[GSX1000E]

Chef, I am still trying to figure out how the C/S sprocket nut, which is torqued down to 65-73 Ft. Lbs. of torque, is threaded into the direction that the crank turns and has a locking tab, just works its way loose and backs out?
This IS NOT a normal occurrence on these bikes. What caused it?

[Guest]

Chef, I am still trying to figure out how the C/S sprocket nut, which is torqued down to 65-73 Ft. Lbs. of torque, is threaded into the direction that the crank turns and has a locking tab, just works its way loose and backs out?
This IS NOT a normal occurrence on these bikes. What caused it?

No it's not
I'm not sure how it happened but it did.
I put it on with a rattle gun and bent a washer over the nut.
If you have the time can you come put it on for me to make sure it doesn't happen again? Splitting the cases was a pita.

[x01660]

Chef, I am still trying to figure out how the C/S sprocket nut, which is torqued down to 65-73 Ft. Lbs. of torque, is threaded into the direction that the crank turns and has a locking tab, just works its way loose and backs out?
This IS NOT a normal occurrence on these bikes. What caused it?

I think you are talking about the nut that goes over the front sprocket, right? If so, I think the chain was too tights, and the sprocket ended up coming off of it seat and stripped the threads. I remember this because Bill had to go back and get a new sprocket... I could be totally wrong, but I thinks that's what happened. This happened at the same time my sprocket cover got chewed by the chain.


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[GSX1000E]

So the inside splines of the sprocket got chewed up and the spinning sprocket sawed through the retaining nut? What brand/material was the sprocket made by/of?

[Guest]

The sprocket was fine. The nut was gone and that is what I replaced.

[BassCliff]

Hey Bill,

Wow, lots of good work there.

So you did shave material out of the top of the block? Is that because you put 1150 cylinders on an 1100 block?

Thanks for the PM. It's good to hear from you.

Take care,

Cliff

[Guest]

Chef,

Thanks for posting up all the photos. I'm at work and maybe can't see the last pics before assembly but I'm curious about how clean you get the mating surfaces between the covers, block, cases etc.

It seems to me like you leave quite a bit of gasket material / residue on the surfaces. Not being critical. I'm super anal about it and am wondering if I wasting my time getting mine shiny and maybe even making the two surfaces harder to seal.

One other question which you may not have run into on this build. In your second picture in the first post, looking into the removed clutch there is a small plate with a gasket behind it (I think its called the oil cap gallery and gasket). Does this gasket need sealant applied to it when re assembling?

[Guest]

I cleaned the mating cases free of all old sealant.
I did not use any sealant on that new gasket but installed dry.
I also scrape all old gasket pieces off before installing new gaskets and covers. I hate oil leaks!

[blowerbike]

how do they let you prepare food with all that grease under your nails?
oh,
you are an animal hahahahha

[posplayr]

The counter sprocket cover?
The nut backed off the sprocket and the sprocket was spinning on the threads which ruined them.

Bill those welds on the engine stand are hideous

[x01660]

Bill those welds on the engine stand are hideous

HA!



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[Guest]

Bill those welds on the engine stand are hideous

Some of my best work!

[posplayr]

Some of my best work!

Well I am giddy to see how it all turns out.