- i made one ot these to put my races in...just a short length of threaded rod with large washers...for the bottom race i used the ones i took out to pack the new one as my washers were too wide to push them all the way in...no hammer, no problem-just made sure they were locating properly in the neck before tightening the nuts
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My rebuild...Stay tuned!
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BigJimmyW13
XS650 Guru
haha well fortunately mine are in already, but it would have been nice to have thought of something like that
cheftay
Keepin' it real
So I took the head off of my engine today after I cleaned up my workshop and here's some pictures. I still need to take the cam out, so I'm going to need a chain riveter I think... hopefully I'll have that done in the next two weeks.
Let me know if everything looks okay in there.
Thanks!
Taylor
Let me know if everything looks okay in there.
Thanks!
Taylor
cheftay
Keepin' it real
Oh sweet! that saves me a lot of hassle because my chain looks to be fine still.
I cleaned up all that nasty of gasket sealer that you see in the first picture... Is there any special kind of stuff I need to use when I put it back on?
I cleaned up all that nasty of gasket sealer that you see in the first picture... Is there any special kind of stuff I need to use when I put it back on?
Take the cam adjuster out and it'll give you some slack in the cam chain to be able to lift the cam up a bit to get the bearings off.
pumps
XS650 Junkie
Possibly you could think about doing the elephants foot mod while you have it down this far. If you are not familiar , that is where you swap out the stock valve adjusters which often get pitted where they contact the valve stem, for ones that have a larger contact surface ..At best check them to see if the old ones are pitted. 
"By undoing the Cam Chain tensioner you can get enough slack to lift the cam chain off it's sprocket with out having to break the chain. You can then slide the 4 bearing sleeves off the cam shaft and pull the shaft out from under the chain. Be careful not to drop the chain in to the engine as retreival could mean pulling the entire engine apart!"
"By undoing the Cam Chain tensioner you can get enough slack to lift the cam chain off it's sprocket with out having to break the chain. You can then slide the 4 bearing sleeves off the cam shaft and pull the shaft out from under the chain. Be careful not to drop the chain in to the engine as retreival could mean pulling the entire engine apart!"
cheftay
Keepin' it real
Pumps I don't think I know what the elephant foot modification is.. Please explain! 
- these were large foot valve adjusters originally used in 911 porsche motors, the feet are flexible and afford a larger contact area with the valve stem, generally require modification of the rocker and cant be installed while the rockers are in place
- also used are the ball foot adjusters found in mazda 808 motors...require 4mm taken off the bottom of the rocker
- these dont require any modification, original to the right
...from xs650 insider
...from kedo #50163
- also used are the ball foot adjusters found in mazda 808 motors...require 4mm taken off the bottom of the rocker
- these dont require any modification, original to the right
...from xs650 insider
...from kedo #50163
pumps
XS650 Junkie
Very interesting inxs...hadn't seen those before. Looks like a good thing. About $48 a pair USD before shipping. Do you know of anyone who has used them? The kedo site says for SR500s and XTs but those will work on an XS650?
pumps
XS650 Junkie
The top non contact end appears to a hex head allen fit for adjusting? I'll have to put that on my list.
cheftay
Keepin' it real
I'll check out mine tomorrow afternoon. What happens if the stock ones are pitted?
Also, Would it be a good idea to strip my engine down further and replace the head gasket now that I have it this far... Or should the head gasket be fine since I only took of the top of the engine?
Also, Would it be a good idea to strip my engine down further and replace the head gasket now that I have it this far... Or should the head gasket be fine since I only took of the top of the engine?
Gordon
XS650 Junkie
Chef, the head gasket is a 50-50 shot. If you don't lift the head off it's possible that it hasn't moved, but if it did, it could leak oil or compression, or both.
On the rocker adjuster's, mine are 4 mm. Much easier than the stock square type.
On the rocker adjuster's, mine are 4 mm. Much easier than the stock square type.
cheftay
Keepin' it real
Yep John the Kedo's look like big nice! Thanks inxs!
Gordon I don't think I displaced the gasket at all when I took the top off so that should be good...( I hope!) Much rather not do anything with the head until next winter... only 12,000 miles so I wouldn't think there is much that it could need anyway.
Gordon I don't think I displaced the gasket at all when I took the top off so that should be good...( I hope!) Much rather not do anything with the head until next winter... only 12,000 miles so I wouldn't think there is much that it could need anyway.
Gordon
XS650 Junkie
Chance's are you will be allright by not changing the gasket. But there is allways that chance. Just thought you should know. If it was me, I would probably leave it & see what, if anything, happens. Hey, if it doe's leak, you got something to do next winter, right? 
cheftay
Keepin' it real
That is the truth... It's always good to have something to look forward to also. Thanks for the advice!
cheftay
Keepin' it real
So I inspected my rockers today and almost all the feet are pitted, I've got some pictures that I'll post up tonight. It doesn't look like the Kedo's ship to the U.S?
Would the adjusters from mikes work out alright? #01-9095, http://www.mikesxs.net/products-26.html#products
Would the adjusters from mikes work out alright? #01-9095, http://www.mikesxs.net/products-26.html#products
