Time to Split the Cases

[Henry]

hey jedi, if you dont mind me asking...how much did this whole project cost?

[crfjedi393]

Originally Posted by Henry

hey jedi, if you dont mind me asking...how much did this whole project cost?

I don't mind a bit. I've got a few bearings and seals to get my money back on so I'll post up a final dollar figure after that.




Ready for the sub-frame.
Start the lower bolts and place a tad of oil inside the rubber carb connection.(Batman Bailey's suggestion.) It slipped on pretty easily.





A little pressure from this 18mm wrench gave us plenty of room to hook up the clutch cable.



Time to add fluids. I left the seat off and hooked up the gas line just to see if it would start.



Engine Ice, courtesy of Big Maico.



Buttoned up and ready to go except for the skid plate!

[KKXR400R]

Awesome pics Jedi! Although I didn't get into the low end part of the engine I felt like I hit the replay button when I saw these pics. Juat got her bike back together a few hours ago. I also did another fork seal on the CRF, (the one with the nick), pulled a bone head move and damaged her lower bushings.... So, how does the bike run?

-Kevin-

[kenyz]

Man, you've got some patience and some b@!!$ of steel Jedi !
I dunno if I can ever stomach that much wrenching.... good job.

[crfjedi393]

Originally Posted by KKXR400R

So, how does the bike run?

Busted off on the third kick!

Originally Posted by kenyz

Man, you've got some patience and some b@!!$ of steel Jedi !
I dunno if I can ever stomach that much wrenching.... good job.

rbm33 is my back up. If I run into something I can't figure out he has the tools and the resources to get me out of a jam.
And believe me. My patience was wearing pretty thin a couple of times! But it's all worth it when you hear that sexy little purr and you get to go racing again!

[Aus_Rider_22]

Good to see her all up and running! Congrats on a succesful job, David

[Mainjet2001]

Cool job Jedi....really cool and neat pictures.

[YZalltheway]

Originally Posted by kenyz

Man, you've got some patience and some b@!!$ of steel Jedi !
I dunno if I can ever stomach that much wrenching.... good job.

shoot if your b@!!s cant take all the wrenching then they better be able to take the 600$ in labor costs

[Woody_393]

Jedi, this needs to make it to the 4 stroke KB, Very VERY nice job. Thank you!

[crfjedi393]

Okay, for those of you asking, the total cost was below $400 for parts. That's a new crank, main bearings and seals, counter shaft bearing and seal, new piston and rings, and all new gaskets. I did all the labor myself so no cost there. Had I not been pressed for time, I would have replaced more bearings and spent more money. But I needed it up and running for the next race.
BTW, I get a decent discount at our local Honda shop so the parts were a little cheaper than retail. Not to mention I got the Wiseco piston kit at wholesale thanks to a fellow racer.

[Budlite]

Next time you put in a new piston, try putting one circlip in the piston and then slide the piston into the cylinder first. Next drop the whole thing down over the rod and slide in the pin. I've found this to be a bunch easier. Those oil rings can be a real bear, especially if you are doing this by yourself.

[Shoei_391]

Man that looks complicated...and to think I am going to have to do this next year...scary thought lol...man awesome job...about how much time did it cost ya?

[tskwared]

Jedi,

Nice job on the rebuild. I just did same on mine after 4th gear chunked. The motor had 170 hours when it happened. I decided to just rebuild the whole bottom end while I was in there: crank, all the bearings, ALL the gears and shift forks... maybe a bit overkill, but I had time on my side.. total cost for all the parts was around $800. The transmission is what killed me. I definitely needed to replace 4th gear - the others had some pitting and wear on em and probably could have gone longer. Oh well, I know what's in it for sure.

I wimped out on the bearings and took em to Piper for installation. I also had him assemble the tranny: holy cow - had I known about RBM's little trick to keep the gears together, I may have been able todo it myself.... as it was, the tranny basically fell apart as I removed it. Next time, it will be different