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Bare frame?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Deadulus, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. Deadulus

    Deadulus Member

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    Well, its time for me to start my project so Im going to be peppering the site with questions, maybe a bit obvious ones...but.

    Im planning on having my frame powder coated by next spring.

    Im going to be renting a shop this winter to do the teardown work in.

    My question is: when removing the engine and drive train is there anything I should keep in mind about marking any positions for remounting? Am I making myself nervous for no reason?

    Sorry if this sounds like a silly question but I cant think of how better to ask it..
     
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    I don't know about the 650s, but I know with my shaft-driven 750 seca, there's only one way that motor is gonna go in/out of the frame. Can't do it wrong. heh.

    I would take some pictures of where the various electrical connections are, maybe mark them with numbers so you can just make pairs later on.

    Other than that it's all pretty straightforward IMO
     
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    get a friend to take the engine out, youll save yourself alot of time
     
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    and help him of course
     
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    I already have my video camera and several tapes ready to watch me dismantle...and lots of masking tape and Sharpies for labelling.

    And my brother inlaw and sister are willing to lend a hand, they are kinda rooting me on.

    Just from what they saw what the bike was to what Ive been able to do to it thanks to all of you guys here on the Forum.
     
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    honestly, i think if you just dive in you will not have any issues. things will fall back together when you are reassembling. pictures are very helpful.

    keep us with fresh pics of the rebuild!
     
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    Yup! Because if we don't see pics...IT NEVER HAPPENED!! :wink:
     
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    use some of that tape to hold that driveshaft booty back real good
    they like to get smashed
     
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    Looking forward to seeing how your ground up restore pics. This is something I want to do to one of my 750's. The battery on that one froze and broke when the PO had it in storage and the frame is really rusty under the battery area. Its my lowest mile bike I thinkit would be nice to do. Wish I could see a powder coated frame looks like up close. Bet its cool looking.
     
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    Ill keep updating...right now Im having trouble chasing down the guy I want to rent the shop from....funny how some people dont seem to want to take your money..hehe
     
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    mn......powdercoating is awesome stuff. you can do so many different things, and its so durable. this is a (blurry) pic of a 2 race season "beat to heck" PC job, its silver metallic with candy blue on top.
     

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    Hi Deadulus, make a note / take a picture of the back brake shaft, be sure this is the first thing to go back into the frame (the right way up) & tape or wire it into possition, it is impossible to get in after the swing arm / drive shaft. Just my 2c, but worth several hours. Wiz.
     
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    Whoa...hey thanks Wizard! Ill do that.
     
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    hey wizard, I just noticed this on my rebuild (the back brake shaft), can I get it in if I take the wheel and shocks off?
     
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    the wheel isn't the problem, it's the swing arm.
     
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    not that the wheel would be in the way, i mean that with the wheel and the shocks off, could I move the swing arm enough to fit the brake shaft in?
     
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    Hi Lou, it is my opinion that you can't get the shaft in, out or turn it over with the swing arm fitted, even without the shocks & wheel. Wiz.
     

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