!@#$ -- broken kips gear
Posted: 06:36 pm Jul 01 2007
When I did this I wasn't quite as unhappy as I was when I looked up how much the replacement was, $51.00 plus postage from RonAyers
I was working from the manual and from Bryan Kimsey's write up (which I didn't find very useful). I took lots of pics so maybe I can come up with something better.
I'm not sure what the " Resonator" is but I figure since I'm doing a top end and the cyl is off, I had this covered
"Remove the main valve holder bolt (A), the main shaft nut (B), the valve rod plugs (C) and the main valve holder bolts (C)"
Seems like there is a misuse of "C" here. Is this meant to say:
"Remove the main valve holder bolts (A), the main shaft nut (B) and the valve rod plugs (C)?".
Of course whats D. Is D the allen head bolt that holds the lever arm onto the main shaft? Hard to tell as the Kawi pics (why are they like this in all Kawi manuals) as so dark.
I'm not sure if order of removal is where I messed up. I removed:
- small allen head bolt holding the lever arm onto the shaft
- main shaft nut (B)
only after this did I remove the 2 main valve holder hex holts
Anyhow, I'm removing the main shaft nut. Don't see any cautions or guidance in the manual about removal but it's needing a lot of ju-ju to get it off. Don't see an obvious way to grip the gears/shaft. Couldn't free the nut using a 1/4" wrench, easy with a 3/8". After this can't get the shaft out. Can't turn the shaft at all either, jammed up. Put the nut back on loosely and reverse the shaft with a 1/4" wrench and it frees itself. Now I can get the nut off and remove the shaft.
Alas:
Anyone got a used KIPS where they'd consider selling me this gear? $51 is ouch-a-rama.
Not sure if I borked things in my order of removal or if once the nut wasn't budging I should have taken a torch to it rather than applying more torque.
As an unrelated question, the manual shows the two seals on the main shaft as being removed as part of removal. I can use a seal puller to pull these but are they generally reusable. I'd like to remove them as then I don't have to worry about spraying solvent near them.
I was working from the manual and from Bryan Kimsey's write up (which I didn't find very useful). I took lots of pics so maybe I can come up with something better.
I'm not sure what the " Resonator" is but I figure since I'm doing a top end and the cyl is off, I had this covered
"Remove the main valve holder bolt (A), the main shaft nut (B), the valve rod plugs (C) and the main valve holder bolts (C)"
Seems like there is a misuse of "C" here. Is this meant to say:
"Remove the main valve holder bolts (A), the main shaft nut (B) and the valve rod plugs (C)?".
Of course whats D. Is D the allen head bolt that holds the lever arm onto the main shaft? Hard to tell as the Kawi pics (why are they like this in all Kawi manuals) as so dark.
I'm not sure if order of removal is where I messed up. I removed:
- small allen head bolt holding the lever arm onto the shaft
- main shaft nut (B)
only after this did I remove the 2 main valve holder hex holts
Anyhow, I'm removing the main shaft nut. Don't see any cautions or guidance in the manual about removal but it's needing a lot of ju-ju to get it off. Don't see an obvious way to grip the gears/shaft. Couldn't free the nut using a 1/4" wrench, easy with a 3/8". After this can't get the shaft out. Can't turn the shaft at all either, jammed up. Put the nut back on loosely and reverse the shaft with a 1/4" wrench and it frees itself. Now I can get the nut off and remove the shaft.
Alas:
Anyone got a used KIPS where they'd consider selling me this gear? $51 is ouch-a-rama.
Not sure if I borked things in my order of removal or if once the nut wasn't budging I should have taken a torch to it rather than applying more torque.
As an unrelated question, the manual shows the two seals on the main shaft as being removed as part of removal. I can use a seal puller to pull these but are they generally reusable. I'd like to remove them as then I don't have to worry about spraying solvent near them.