| Author | Message | ||
     Robbo2159 |
hey, about to strip down my first buell, im a second year light vehicle mechanic apprentice, so i know may way around a car engine but ive never done a moto. is there anything to look out for whilst its apart, or anything that should be done to save time later? also, is there anything that needs special care whilst dismantling? i know its all nuts and bolt in the end but a bit of reassurance never goes astray... cheers | ||
| Littlebuggles |
To save time, take some time to read the knowledge vault under engine, also read tips for new buellers and those thinking of buying a buell. Probably ought to replace your oil pump drive gear with the upgraded part from buell if you are tearing it all the way down. There is also a S1 service manual available to view on this site, most of the engine mechanicals have not changed in the tube framed models with the exception of the thunderstorm heads (painted crinkle black). If it is your 99 x1 you are tearing into it has those heads. Some of the old timer's on this board (Fireman Jim, Bomber, Road Thing, Blake...) here can give excellent specific advice if you get to needing it. Oh yeah, welcome! -Mike | ||
| Patrickh |
good lord...yes there is a lot of stuff you should take a look at. Myself, I would never dream about starting a tear down without a complete service manual on my work bench. Spend some time in the knowledge vault, and ask lot's of questions. It's an easy bike wrench on. | ||
| Henrik |
Stuff you probably know, but having both the Service Manual *and* the Parts Manual for your bike is a big help. The parts manual has nice exploded diagrams to work from. Take your time and keep the parts you remove organized. I zip-lock bag mine and label each bag w/ use and content. If you can give more details about what you're doing - i.e. complete motor tear-down or just motor out of frame for paint etc. - recommendations for stuff to do could be more specific. Generally going over, lubing - possibly replacing - and torqueing all bearings would be good maintenance. Checking and/or replacing isolators with new updated versions would be an idea as well. Not expensive and if you're in there anyway. Henrik | ||
| Robbo2159 |
thanks for the tips, i probably should have mentioned its a 98 x1 lightning, i guess that would have helped too!ok sweet, well heres a picture of the beast anyhow.  | ||
| Sanchez |
Get the factory service manual and read through it beforehand. You are guaranteed to need specialty Harley tools, and dealers don't stock them. You can make some of them yourself and you can order others online from 3rd parties for much lower prices than dealers charge, and it's good to have them ready before you start tearing things apart. |
