12a partial teardown ?
09-19-09, 08:06 PM
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12a partial teardown ?
So I think I have just mustered the ***** to pull my 12a pull the rear iron and take the washer out that I dropped down the intake. My questions is what are your thoughts vs. what the fsm is telling me? Anything to watch out for? I can just pull the back cover off to reach the rear housing right? Seems like a logical step, what is mandatory to replace if I split the irons? Thanks guys, I plan to do this later this week and will post pics.
09-19-09, 08:19 PM
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Just take the header and spark plugs out. Rotate the engine SLOWLY by hand (or have someone else do it) and put a magnet on the exhaust sleeve. Hopefully it will suck the magnet in, saving you a tear down.
Also, when tearing down half a motor, go ahead and tear down the other half while it is out.
Also, when tearing down half a motor, go ahead and tear down the other half while it is out.
09-19-09, 08:43 PM
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Just take the header and spark plugs out. Rotate the engine SLOWLY by hand (or have someone else do it) and put a magnet on the exhaust sleeve. Hopefully it will suck the magnet in, saving you a tear down.
Also, when tearing down half a motor, go ahead and tear down the other half while it is out.
Also, when tearing down half a motor, go ahead and tear down the other half while it is out.
09-19-09, 08:59 PM
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I agree. Just rotate the motor slowly, stopping immediately if you meet any sort of resistance. Work it around until you can extract it through the exhaust openings, or maybe even the spark plug opening.
Good luck...
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Good luck...
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your talking if i tear the motor down>? The only real reason I am worried is the motor was running than stopped and will NOT start, so I am hoping there is nothing detrimentally wrong but it sounds like it doesn't it? Kind of up setting that I have less than eight hours of seat time in my dd that I have had since Feb,. thanks guys
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09-20-09, 04:20 AM
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To remove the Rear iron, you have to PULL (or at least loosen and pull out the bolts enough to spread the rear iron away from the rear rotor housing). This takes pressure off all the housing water seals. These can not be re-used, they will leak if you attempt to just re-tighten the bolts. So you will be pulling it all apart to replace at LEAST the water-jacket seals btw each section. It's kinda down hill from there...
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your talking if i tear the motor down>? The only real reason I am worried is the motor was running than stopped and will NOT start, so I am hoping there is nothing detrimentally wrong but it sounds like it doesn't it? Kind of up setting that I have less than eight hours of seat time in my dd that I have had since Feb,. thanks guys
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it didnt sieze i assure you it just quit starting, I wish I had a compression tester because than I could see if it took a rotor with it, I hope not. seems like it lost all compression but it should still start on the front rotor right?
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with a washer? hopefully you get lucky...
