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Get-en ready to pull motor for a trans job: question is, what side of bike is best for the motor to come out on?
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1985 Goldwing Innr.
1976 cb 750 cafe racer
2007 vtx 1300
81 sx 1100 s h
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Right-hand side.Former owner, but I have NO PARTS LEFT!
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Thanks Dav..........At this time:
1985 Goldwing Innr.
1976 cb 750 cafe racer
2007 vtx 1300
81 sx 1100 s h
81 sx 400 specialComment
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Right hand side is what I've always heard, and so on, but when I changed mine, the only way I could get it to go was out the left side, and back in the same. But I know more now, so maybe next time I need to pull it out, I can get the right side method to work.Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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What do I need to look out for?At this time:
1985 Goldwing Innr.
1976 cb 750 cafe racer
2007 vtx 1300
81 sx 1100 s h
81 sx 400 specialComment
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It will work better if you remove the oil filter assy before you remove the engine, and I'm told that it's easier with the valve covers off, but I didn't find that I had a problem with them on. Some suggest removing the MD before engine removal, and it's apparently makes it easier, but then you gotta put it back on.
The hardest part was getting the carbs out, and then the airbox, but that was because the idiot in charge of the job took the screws out of the mounts for the airbox on the airbox side instead of the frame side (took a couple of hours to get the thing back together right).Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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air box screws
Oh yes ....never take those bolts out of the air box....its a bugger getting them back together! All is out and elec. plugs unplugged. Thanks for the info guys!At this time:
1985 Goldwing Innr.
1976 cb 750 cafe racer
2007 vtx 1300
81 sx 1100 s h
81 sx 400 specialComment
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Don't have to remove air box. undo clamps on carbs, remove mounting bolts on sides of air box and the top mount bolt.Remove lower portion of air box along with filter. Pull air box to rear removing intake tubes from carbs. It will set back out of the way far enough to remove carb bank. remove spring retainer from engine side of drive shaft boot and pull boot to rear and retain it out of the way with a small bungee cord or like as the 4 driveline flange bolts have to be remove. And yes, the motor/tranny comes out the right side, not the left.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Motoman, if your pulling the engine why NOT remove the airbox so its out of the way?
Just asking.
Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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Why pull the engine to do the tranny? Heck of a lot of work for the trouble. Drain ALL the fluids, take off the mirrors, turn signals on the side you are gonna lay it down on, lay a piece of cardboard or carpet down. 30 mins top and you are taking the pan off.Comment
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Must of missed something, as Camelman stated, no need to pull motor if your fixin' the tranny. Nate, guess you could pull that all out if you just like taking things apart. I do the same thing leaving it in pulling the carbs also. Without the lowers on the fairing, can pull the carb bank in less than 15min. without rushing, by just pulling upper portion of air box rearward. It hangs up and stays put out of way.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Just did a frame up resto on my XJ and I found out that the engine likes to exit the frame out the right side. All I had was the frame and the engine, everything else was removed, and it didn't want to come out the left side.
Bottom line, I put a blanket down on the right side deck, tipped the frame and engine over, and removed the frame off the engine. After that you just right the engine and do what you must with it.
Cywelchjr is right in that you should remove the oil filter assembly to facilitate the removal of the frame off the engine, for sure.1980G Standard, Restored
Kerker 4 - 1
850 Rear End Mod
2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
Automatic CCT
1980GH Special, Restored
Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks
'82 XJ1100 (Sold)
Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.Comment
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Oil filter is a must as I figured out. If you check out the video on the first post of my build thread you can seee at the end were the bike goes down and back up with the engine still inside. we tried it on its side and fubared the drive shaft boot
once the oil filter was off it came out so easy the two of us just lifted it off the frame. 
had I just thought of that before I screwed up a hard to find boot!
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I needed to say that both sets of trans gears have broken teeth......you have to split cases to get to the primary gears......
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1985 Goldwing Innr.
1976 cb 750 cafe racer
2007 vtx 1300
81 sx 1100 s h
81 sx 400 specialComment
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YICS!!!!
post some pics of the job. I'd love to see it.
Pull the carbs,
take the air box mounting bolt lose
slip the air box back alittle
pull the motor mounts.
drain oil
pull oil filter cover
Not neccasarly in that order.
have a buddy help you lift it out the right hand side.Comment
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