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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2011, 09:37:33 AM »
I found a connecting rod with bearings for 65 then he said he could put it on for 30 more bucks.
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2011, 10:28:30 AM »
I took the engine off the bike and am trying to split the engine. I stripped half of the phillips head screws already. They are not coming out. Please help.
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2011, 11:36:23 AM »
I'm going to give you the best advice so far, save your money and take it to somebody that knows what they are doing. I give you an A for enthusiam and an F for knowledge, those make a bad combination, I know this from personal experience. At a little older than you my bike was a 125 Hodaka Combat Wombat, every dime I made went into that bike, mostly because I thought I knew what I was doing and probably didn't. I could also say thats why I know what I know but back in those days a piston was only like $12 and granted that was alot of money back then. The kx 60 is a grenade waiting to happen, I have seen countless 60's blown up usually its the crank from doing exactly what you described riding in a low gear and revving to the moon. So either fix it right or plan on going into it again and again and so on.

Are you just learning to ride? 13 for a 60 seems a bit old

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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2011, 11:43:05 AM »
Yeah I'm focusing on getting the screws out. I am doing everything right. I bought a new cylinder, cylinder head, and wiseco piston. I am planning on once I get the engine split to buy a connecting rod and bearings. I have had one bike before this and it was a ttr90. I like speed so I got a kx60 and i am fairly small...5 foot and 90 pounds
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2011, 12:24:45 PM »
I found a connecting rod with bearings for 65 then he said he could put it on for 30 more bucks.

who said he could put it on for $30
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2011, 12:26:19 PM »
the listing on ebay. but nevermind. I am going to open the engine then take the crankshaft out and take the old rod out and put the new bearing and rod in. It's held in by a pin just like the piston so it's not hard.
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2011, 12:27:45 PM »
the listing on ebay. but nevermind. I am going to open the engine then take the crankshaft out and take the old rod out and put the new bearing and rod in. It's held in by a pin just like the piston so it's not hard.


its not like a piston pin, your going to need a big press to do it , but it is not practical . you need to take it to a shop
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2011, 12:36:29 PM »
i unscrew the two allen holes on the bottom of the connecting rod then replace the bearing and rod
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2011, 12:38:56 PM »
i unscrew the two allen holes on the bottom of the connecting rod then replace the bearing and rod

what allen holes?
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2011, 12:41:07 PM »
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2011, 12:42:14 PM »
if i take out the crankshaft and buy the rod and bearings would u be able to do it for me if i sent it to you
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2011, 12:44:08 PM »
if i take out the crankshaft and buy the rod and bearings would u be able to do it for me if i sent it to you

WHO ME???!!! i dont have the capabilities to do that
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Re: KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2011, 12:44:55 PM »
how did you learn how to do all of this then?
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