Tweet
When removing the front foot peg mounting bracket do I need to support the engine with a jack in order to remove the 17mm bolt? It doesn't want to come out and then it hit me that this particular bolt might be used as part of the engine support. This is on a 1980 Special. Thanks for any help or advice.
-
-
Yes....................... use a jack or some sort of supportGreg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
-
Thanks, hopefully I'll get some time tomorrow to try again.Comment
-
What I do is just take a little bit of pressure off with the jack. 1/4 turn at a time (with a scissors jack) until the bolt slide out by hand. A short block of wood helps, as you need to support the very back, not the entire engine.Ray Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
Comment