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Shots of the cam chain tensioner shoes - as 5twins and others described, the front one is slightly off center towards the left cylinder, and is cracked. No brainer on replacement. Rear is grooved but a bit of meat left on it. I might replace it anyway...
Shots of the wristpins - super smooth...
Onward with tear down. Bringing part to the machine shop on Saturday, so I need to get this done. Tried to get a good shot of the cylinders; crosshatching looks OK, but light vertical scratches as well. I’ll see what the shop recommends - they build quite a few motors. Need to clean the...
I think I’ll start pricing all this out. I also saw Mike’s was carrying some copper washers, not listed for any specific application. But OEM is always a good choice. Do you happen to have the Suzuki P/N? No worries if not; I’m sure I saw it here on another thread.
10-4; I’ll give the local dealer a call and see if they can get one. Maybe Partzilla if not? I see they offer some OEM items. I’ve seen the good feedback about Cruzinimage and will take a good look at them too. For that matter, I wonder if it’s worth trying to find an OEM gasket rebuild kit...
Ok, got the cam out and the head off. I ground the rivets a bit and then used a Motion Pro chainbreaker/press I got from Mike’s. Cam was a little stuck but I was able to pull it free with just my hands (no way I was gonna tap it with anything). I don’t see any pitting on the lobes, but let me...
Thanks! I really got lucky with it - I just bought it thinking it would look cool, and provide the legal requirement for a front brake. It actually has some bite and stops OK. Had a car make a left in front of me sooner than I would have liked and it hauled it down better than I expected. The...
***EDIT*** Video link to the first ride late last year:
http://www.xs650.com/media/first-ride-back.28623/
http://www.xs650.com/media/first-ride-out.28622/
Rocker box is off. All seems normal in there. Any thoughts on the rocker arm pad surfaces? They’re smooth to the touch, no fingernails caught, and the wear marks look about the same on all four.
I’m using this project as an excuse to get a good chain tool, obviously one that’ll handle both...
I figured as much; that is the plan. I got them off right after my last post; put the inner 4 nuts back on, and a wrench turn or two past finger tight and they came off with the help of a small visegrip set loosely. Thanks for the confirmation; onward!