1 Spare engine, clutch removal, cam chain + finally, downpipe to silencer clamps 1984 K100 Thu 7 Mar 2013 - 2:27
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Hi All
Im busy stripping a spare engine that I picked up and had the devils own job trying to remove the clutch cover plate which defied even vigorous attempts at rocking it out off the peg locating holes in the pressure plate. It was only after a brutal attack which damaged the clutch plate, that it yielded. Is this normal? I would hate to contend with this on an engine thats still in the bike!
The engine itself is of unkown mileage but according to the decoding information that Inge K supplied, dates from 1983. I can still see the honing marks on the bores and there doesn't seem to be a significant wear lip at the top of the bore. The cams and lobes are unmarked although the cam chain had started to wear through the tensioner rail. I was aghast to find that the chain can only be taken off if the cam sprockets are removed. Is it possible to grind a little metal off the top of the block near the mounting studs to create sufficient clearance, or am I just being a drama queen given the cam chain probably only requires replacement every other ice age??
Finally the downpipe to silencer clamps, is it necessay to use the 'handed' BMW ones or would a generic item like the stainless mikalor clamps that proliferate ebay suffice?? I can buy 4 for the price of one new BMW one.
Okay thats enough questions for today.
Cheers
George
Im busy stripping a spare engine that I picked up and had the devils own job trying to remove the clutch cover plate which defied even vigorous attempts at rocking it out off the peg locating holes in the pressure plate. It was only after a brutal attack which damaged the clutch plate, that it yielded. Is this normal? I would hate to contend with this on an engine thats still in the bike!
The engine itself is of unkown mileage but according to the decoding information that Inge K supplied, dates from 1983. I can still see the honing marks on the bores and there doesn't seem to be a significant wear lip at the top of the bore. The cams and lobes are unmarked although the cam chain had started to wear through the tensioner rail. I was aghast to find that the chain can only be taken off if the cam sprockets are removed. Is it possible to grind a little metal off the top of the block near the mounting studs to create sufficient clearance, or am I just being a drama queen given the cam chain probably only requires replacement every other ice age??
Finally the downpipe to silencer clamps, is it necessay to use the 'handed' BMW ones or would a generic item like the stainless mikalor clamps that proliferate ebay suffice?? I can buy 4 for the price of one new BMW one.
Okay thats enough questions for today.
Cheers
George