| Author | Message | ||
     Petethekiller |
I was installing my NOS shock I found with the resivoir and noticed a crack on the lower mounting hole....It was not there 6 months ago when I put the new exhaust bracket on so it's pretty fresh. I dont wheelie or hot rod much, so I'm kind baffled. please look at my picture and give me your opinions. | ||
| Jramsey |
Where's the pic? | ||
| Billetmetallic |
yup, your bike is totally toast, how much do you want for it?  oh and the description in your profile states a stalling problem, sounds like your fuel vent valve is clogged or non functioning, when it happens again open up the fuel cap and listen for a sound like vacuum being relieved (pssshhhhhh), if so, your bike will start up when you crank it over long enough for fuel to reach the carb/FI, replace the vent valve and or vent hose, you shouldnt experience it again (Message edited by billetmetallic on January 18, 2009) | ||
| Petethekiller |
I must be stupid....can somebody help me post a pic, it says my file is too big, how do I shrink it up? I have a crack about 2 hairs thick and 1/8 inch long at the eye of the mounting hole on the case of the engine. I know pics will help, I'm trying | ||
| Billetmetallic |
use a photo program to reduce the size, i use irfanview | ||
| Petethekiller |
I got the stalling issue solved, it was bad wiring... Here's another attempt to post a pic  | ||
| Petethekiller |
here's a pic of the bike  | ||
| Anonymous |
I have a 2001 X1 that had a crack just like that. It is still on the road 25,000 miles later, still fine with no leaks. With a puller shock, the upper bolt pulls away from the crankshaft and the lower pulls towards it, away from the crack. Make sure the bolts are torqued. From the picture it looks like the bolts were loose and moving around. It looks like it still has a good seal on the cases and no oil is leaking. The only other options would be to take it all the way down to the bare cases and have them welded, or buy new cases. (Message edited by dblast on January 18, 2009) | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
maybe you could j-b weld it. | ||
| Petethekiller |
I thought since that the crack travels roughly 3/16 past the flat surface along the case, I'd drill a small hole to stop the crack and fill with J-B weld...I'd love to be able to weld it but I cant Tig or have access to one. I can mig though, I have never migged on cast alum. and am not certain if can be safely cone with creating more cracks. | ||
| Anonymous |
Like I said mine is still fine. The crack on mine went all the way to the outside edge and to the center case seam on the right side only. Some day I will take it apart and TIG weld it. When I do that I am going have the cases bored for big cylinders at the same time. For now it runs great and has no leaks and the crack has not changed. | ||
| Jstfrfun |
Pete, no mig on the cases. You must tear down and split to repair. Mig is only for steel. | ||
| Jramsey |
Metallic Inert Gas welding is not only applicable to steel,in this application yes the cases need to be split and TIG welded(Heli-Arc is a trade name by the Heli-Weld Co. Every Aluminum Bull hauler, Coal bucket,Tanker transport,Grain trailer running down the road is Mig welded. | ||
| Jos51700 |
I gotta say, Not fixing that is bad news. If it fails, oil comes out, rear end falls, tire gets slick, and life gets crappy.  | ||
| Kalali |
A picture is worth a thousand words.... | ||
| Petethekiller |
thats what I fear most....How much did that cost ya? | ||
| Preybird1 |
That was probably a bike he worked on Petey my boy, Check jos51700 profile he is a master HD tech, And buell tech, You can trust anything he tells you, He knows what he's talking about. He has helped me on more than one occasion here on the bad web. THANKS JOS51700 by the way. Hey i was just wondering what else did that take out when it dropped? Hopefully not a person! | ||
| Eboos |
Spread some butter on that toast. | ||
| Brokeneck |
Mig can be used for aluminum and usually is on production items. Since mig does not allow you to make instant adjustments to the arc as you weld, the process works better on aluminum projects where the welding parameters have been determined by trial and error. Tig is the best process for repairs 'cause that's where you get only one shot at getting it right, because the arc can be controlled by foot pedal. |
