so heres how it goes... ive only gotten as far as you see at the end of the pics... treat them as a timeline from start to finish, ill be keeping the order of the pics as the order i took them. :thumbup:
Ok to start...
This is before the surgery... im realy digging into this project of mine, im going to get into the forks next, so keep your eyes pealed for i might do another one of these here picture help guides, dont take this as the manual in any way, i'd hate for someone to start this thats not competant enough mechanically and be mad at me because i didnt take enough pictures...this is just how I did it. ENJOY!!!:thumbup:
Dump the old oil!!!!! While the oil is draining, remove all the plastics from your bike, including the tank, and air box(you might not have to take off the airbox, but all i have is the K&N and i have to clean it so thats why i took it off, i also opted taking my carb off so i could rejet.):thumbup::clap: Gettin her naked is my favorite part, looks more and more like robobike that anything...
Youll need to take off the hoses and breathers from the head to the frame.
Heres where youll benefit... disconnect these two plugs
And gather the harness
Go ahead and remove your exhaust, you may not need to remove your fender/battery backing plastic to remove the exhaust, but if ya cant get to those Can hanger bolts ya might have to if ya havent done so already... Dont forget to RTV that bad boy exhaust of yours' Joints before re-install.:thumbup:
Oh, did i mention draining your coolant? Youll see where the coolant drain hole is in the following pics as well as a little catch up if ya forgot anything, did ya forget to pull the clutch cable? It does route through your radiators, and by removing the clutch cable I found it easier to remove the RADIATORS!!! yeah, im fluching those out too, and replacing that blue crap with some pink crap... h2o wetter...
To Remove coolant: Take off rad. cap. Loosen the Fluid drain screw on the front of your case. youll see in the pics where it is, just look for the Blue hole. While backing that out be careful as you remove the screw, dont let that little hole fool ya, with that cap from the radiator off that fuid will come gushing out quick so keep your hand over the radiator fill and controll the flow, make sure you have a pan and dispose if the fluid properly:thumbup:
Ya wondering why i am missing my lower subframe bolt??? The leo vince systems utilize that as an extra mount in the installation. It does make it sturdier.
NOW,Since we're all free and clear of distractions in our workplaces/ engine bay/ engine compartment, whatever you want to call it start by removing the upper engine mount, and the oil return line's TOP bolt, and pull it away from the head cover.
To the other side.... Remove the water pump cover, dont worry about the gasket because you have a replacement, You did order a replacement right? ( the parts list is the first post of the thread) there are two dowells that stick out from the case so be careful to ONLY PULL STRAIGHT OUT, not up or down with a mallot, theyre real thin dowells. Then remove the o-ring from the lower water outlet.
Oh yeah, back off those 8mm bolts too from around the head.
SO..... thats as far as i got last night,
TOTAL TIME INVESTED : 2Hours
TOOLS: normal t wrenches 8mm 10mm 12mm 13mm
normal oil change tools 12mm and a that certian size allen
(if you dont understand the size of the oil drain bolts, you shouldnt be doing this project):lol:
regular hand wrenches
Some needle nose pliers
something to cut zip ties Dikes/ razor
basic screwdrivers
coolant drain pan
oil drain pan
DONT FORGET RAGS
Ill be popping off the cover from the engine maybe tomorrow (gotta enjoy the 4th with a good party!!!)
ENJoy the following pics, take note of what i have lying in my parts piles, yours should look similar.