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Offline fredodido

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Crank case ?
« on: August 07, 2009, 11:05:23 AM »
i have just done a buttom end rebuild and my crank case will not come back together smootly... i should not need to press it do I?...

it is my first time rebuilding a kx 500, should those cases come together easily?  they came out super easy not even using a puller... everything is at it,s place, it seem like...

any idea.
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Offline kxracer

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Re: Crank case ?
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 09:02:37 PM »
they need a gentle press together.

You can buy a tool from Rocky Mountain ATV or look at www.kx250.info for the one I made from bits of steel bar, tube and threaded rod.

It took 30 seconds once the bars and tube were in place.
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Offline kxracer

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Re: Crank case ?
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 11:46:39 PM »
please find attached a diagram and some instructions on how to use my homemade pressing tool.

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Offline kaw rider

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Re: Crank case ?
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2009, 04:56:25 AM »
Do you have a wedge in the crankshaft.
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Offline kxracer

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Re: Crank case ?
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2009, 07:10:23 AM »
No I did not, the Clymer manual suggests this and I fell of my chair when I asked the local Kawa dealer for one.
It was over $ 200 and thet had never sold one.

You could machine a piece of wood as from what I can see it is an oblong piece of metal with a slot at one end.

A piece of well machined mahogany or teak would probably suffice.
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Offline PowerFiend

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Re: Crank case ?
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2009, 10:50:40 AM »
Quote from: kxracer on August 08, 2009, 07:10:23 AM
No I did not, the Clymer manual suggests this and I fell of my chair when I asked the local Kawa dealer for one.
It was over $ 200 and thet had never sold one.

You could machine a piece of wood as from what I can see it is an oblong piece of metal with a slot at one end.

A piece of well machined mahogany or teak would probably suffice.

I bought mine from Service Kawasaki (Servicehonda.com) for a tad over $100.
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