87_shee Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 Well im finally getting around to rebuilding my motor from the bottom up with all new bearings, seals, New crank, 66mm pro lites. This is my first time rebuilding a banshee motor, but after countless hours reading through the Hq and my clymers, I now have the confindence to do it my self. I have rebuilt a few sled motors so i have a general idea of what to do. I was just wondering if you guys have any tips or any little things i should pay special attention to, because i know there are a few members on here that could do it with there eyes closed. Thanks Quote
Animalman294 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 I would have that crank trued and welded............... Quote
Hilarious Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 A very good tip would be to make sure to have all your tools and parts within seeing distance at all times when working on your engine. Lol I spent more time chasing down tools and parts that I had misplaced around my house, than I did actually working on the thing. I had lost a clutch spring and took me 3 hours to find out that it had rolled under my couch. :shoothead: :beer: Quote
dajogejr Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 Before you remove the circlips on the pistons, stuff rags down each of the crank case wholes, covering the crank case. I'm telling you....if you have a bucket of solvent/paint/gas in a large garage, and a part comes flying off anything you work on, it'll end up in that bucket!!! Murphy's law... You don't want to split cases just because you dropped a circlip!! Quote
nicktoney Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 yeh the whole bucket murphys law is 100% true... i was helping my buddy rip apart his 4wd once... he washed it before he ripped it apart... got ready to put it together and we couldnt find his ratchet ANYWHERE... turns out, the phone rang and he set it on the rack of his quad... and set the quad back down on the wheels... guess where it ended up? in the bucket of soapy water... we found it after we were cleaning everything up and dumped it out... also... you may want a parts washer handy... cleans up the cases if you decide to split them... annnnnnnd waterproof grease is your friend... dont forget about it Quote
87_shee Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Posted January 11, 2007 Thanks for the replys, but I guess I should have been more clear in my first post. I split the cases a while back now (Thanks to BigRed) and marked everything in ziplocs so I shouldn't have lost anything. Also the frist thing I did when my new crank came was get it trued and welded. I was more or less looking for any little adjustments or things that i should pay special attention to during reasembly. Thanks Quote
CMAC Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 Before you remove the circlips on the pistons, stuff rags down each of the crank case wholes, covering the crank case. I'm telling you....if you have a bucket of solvent/paint/gas in a large garage, and a part comes flying off anything you work on, it'll end up in that bucket!!! Murphy's law... You don't want to split cases just because you dropped a circlip!! :yelrotflmao: Thats the first thing my engine bud told me, but instead of circlips he calls them ojesus clips cause thats exactly were they end up! And there ya stand going ojesus. Quote
Hilarious Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 Thanks for the replys, but I guess I should have been more clear in my first post. I split the cases a while back now (Thanks to BigRed) and marked everything in ziplocs so I shouldn't have lost anything. Also the frist thing I did when my new crank came was get it trued and welded. I was more or less looking for any little adjustments or things that i should pay special attention to during reasembly. Thanks Oh, well in that case...... install a modded shift star or shift kit MAx load or tz bearing on power side of crank pancake bearing mod on clutch Quote
nicktoney Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 oh here is a really good tip... when putting the key back onto the shaft for the flywheel, it has to be level with the ground, not the shaft... i forget where i read it, maybe hotrods website, but they said that the key can sheer off if it isnt installed level with the ground.. and when you put the crank in, check it all 4 times before setting the cases together... make sure those little pins are in the locking groves... Quote
kubiac3 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 When you put the trans back in, run it through all the gears before you seal the cases. I think it says this in the clymers manual. Quote
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