greengt1115 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I have a adjustable timing plate already surprisingly. Where can I get the pancake bearing and shift star ball bearing at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Before you start buying parts, I would get the motor all torn down and deal with 1 builder for all your stuff, except for the ball bearing shift star roller. Buy that from Mull. He's a site sponsor. The more common bearing is from Shift Pro, but it's more expensive because it comes with the arm and a weak spring. Everybody throws the spring in the trash because it makes it shift too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengt1115 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Just wanted to give yall an update of whats going on. First wanted to say thanks for all the advise I have received in here especially to Starwriter. Took the motor to a local shop, he took the bottom case off to keep from removing the jugs and head. Just had replaced the pistons and rings with only two hrs on the rebuild. The Right piston before rebuild on the exhaust side skirt had broken off. But I could not find any pieces of it so thought it had magically disappeared. Needless to say that after he split the cases guess what was in the there: many, many little pieces of metal and a broke tooth on the crank gear. Luckily the crank gear was the only fatality besides the original problem of the seized rod and ball on the actuator. Like I said really new to working on the banshee, I bought it used and haven't got a decent ride out of yet. Right of the bat I had to buy shocks, linkage bearings, swing arm bearings, new tires, top end rebuild kit, and know this job I could not do myself. Morale of the story, if your pistons break tear down the bottom end as well. Have a pancake bearing installed immediately. And if you buy a banshee make sure the PM work has been done regularly. Thanks for all the help! 2004 Banshee 4mil hot rod .023 shaved stock head Paul Turner Exhaust 35MM keihin carbs 158Main Jets CEL needle jet on middle notch Hinson clutch basket and pressure plate 65MM wiesco pistons Adjustable timing plate set a 4 Edited March 21, 2014 by greengt1115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I love happy endings. Especially when there is a moral to the story and the plot leads to knowledge. Glad to hear you found the light at the end of the tunnel. Now, enjoy that ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Thanks for getting back to us. You mentioned that the crank gear was the only fatality. The crank gear had nothing to do with the broken piston. However, here is my concern. What about the crank? All those broken pieces of piston are in the crank bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Find a new crank. Well a used crank in good condition and put new bearings on and get it welded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedMethods Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 My rod an berring ball was seezed in there i had to pound the hell out of it to get it out then i just bought a new rod an ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstaton1983 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 The rotating assembly is sealed from the transmission.. Was the metal in the crank case side or trans side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengt1115 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Starwriter I belive the clutch adjusting nut came off and that was what broke the gear. As for the broken piston pieces when the mechanic took the bottom case off he tried to blow moslty everything out. I am still working on putting her back together, polishing this, painting that. Hopefully this weekend I will finish it up. Thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 As for the broken piston pieces when the mechanic took the bottom case off he tried to blow moslty everything out. WOW! This is not going to have a happy ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengt1115 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So your saying that the crank bearings are going to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I can't say from experience, because I would never run a crank that was subjected to broken piston chunks. However, it's obvious that there's no way to get all the pieces out of the bearings. So, if you choose to run it, that's up to you. Just don't be surprised if you have a catastrophic failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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