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GS1100 Crank turns 180* then catches

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blowerbike said:
hmmmm
have you tried to rotate it from both sides?
forward and backwards?
the ignition side is weak and the ears will break off if not careful while turning it.
plugs out?
can you get a helper to rotate while you look down each hole to see the pistons move?
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When I said it only rotated 180 degrees, it's more like 320. I can turn it both ways and it still catches on the same point. I'm looking in the cylinders while my buddy does it and I can't see anything wrong.
 
ok maybe...
have you looked at every rocker arm and made sure every adjuster and nut is on them?
sounds like something sitting on the crank pin where the timing chain goes around..
have a look.
 
with the stator cover off and the clutch basket not installed..
we could figure this out in a few minutes if your working on it right now.
let me know...i'm free for the next hour and i'm not as big an a$$ as i come off.:-\\\
 
blowerbike said:
with the stator cover off and the clutch basket not installed..
we could figure this out in a few minutes if your working on it right now.
let me know...i'm free for the next hour and i'm not as big an a$$ as i come off.:-\\\
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Stator cover off, clutch basket out as well. Any help is appreciated! I'm a broke engineering student so this is really the only thing that keeps me sane!
 
blowerbike said:
ok maybe...
have you looked at every rocker arm and made sure every adjuster and nut is on them?
sounds like something sitting on the crank pin where the timing chain goes around..
have a look.
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Yeah every rocker arm has a nut and adjuster! Let's say I start the wrench at 0*, I can rotate it ccw to roughly 340* where it catches on something. I can return it to 0* it's catching in the exact same place every single time.
 
Well I pulled the head off this morning, and man am I feeling stupid! There was a ball bearing that had fallen into cylinder #2!
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I suppose upon doing my front end swap a bearing had fallen in the open plug hole!

Anyways, A HUGE thank you to @blowerbike for calling me late last night and talking me through the troubleshooting process for an hour. What an awesome guy! Next time you're in Dallas I'll buy you a beer!
 
blowerbike said:
what happened to the magnetic wand??????????????
damnit jim!
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I couldn't get anything with the wand! Either the bearing wasn't magnetic or the wand was too weak to pick it up! Either way, at least it gave me a chance to change out the head gasket!
 
Change the orings on the front, center 2 head nuts while you are in there. Put some grease on the orings before you put those nuts back in & make sure the holes they go in are clean. Heck, you might as well lap the valves & change the valve seals too while it's apart if they are old. Make sure you pull the cylinders & replace the base gasket since you've broken the seal on that too.
Ray.
 
Hey look on the bright side at least you won't have to replace the head gasket again :D
 
i mentioned that before i pull plugs that i spray the area with compressed air.
you never know what's sitting in that area over time/kid's/squirrels...
 
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