Been slowly making progress, too slow actually. Anyways, got crank out and noticed it welded… from what I’ve read I believe that’s a good thing? Also, has anyone used the oil seal kit from eBay that are in the pics? The last pic is the valve stem that I was wondering if anyone has used or does it look like it would work? I was going with OEM from Yamaha but my mags are powder coated black and I was wanting to try to match that and this was the only black valve stones I ran across.
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Crankcase welded and valve stem ?’s
- Thread starter vansmetal
- Start date
dps650rider
XS650 Addict
I had cranks in both of my engines welded to keep things from moving.
I don't see why that valve won't work, but then again, I don't trust me.
I imagine a welded crank is a good thing if all the bearings are good...
dps650rider
XS650 Addict
One of mine rebuilt and welded in 2008 by Crankworks has the big end pins only welded, the other done a couple years ago by Hugh's has the center welded too. Over the years I have had 2 rods replaced on the first one. They just grind the weld away and then take it apart. The center would be harder but likely doable.
