sounded like the cam chain went, sent to garage, only for them to say the engine needs to come out & be stripped down, that's great if you have the money, so i have decided to get it back & remove it & then strip it down, does any one have any ideas on what is the best way to goengine rebuild
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engine has come to a stop sounded like the cam chain went, sent to garage, only for them to say the engine needs to come out & be stripped down, that's great if you have the money, so i have decided to get it back & remove it & then strip it down, does any one have any ideas on what is the best way to go
sounded like the cam chain went, sent to garage, only for them to say the engine needs to come out & be stripped down, that's great if you have the money, so i have decided to get it back & remove it & then strip it down, does any one have any ideas on what is the best way to go-
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Hi James,
Bad luck mate.
Do a search for fiche and manual on here and you'll probably find links to both service manual and the exploded diagrams (fiche).
Some of the links are now dead and some you can only view one bit at a time but you could download / save the relevant engine pics.
There's plenty of folks on here got them on CD - I have the service manual on CD 102Mbits and I also have the fiches some where!!! just can't quite seem to lay my hands on it else I'd post you both.
As for stripping engine - mechanic friend of mine says easiest way if you're not experienced is to hopefully have a long ish bench or work surface.
Put enging block in middle and place the bits you remove to the relevant side as you remove them. bits from the right to the right, starting nearest to the engine and working away from it.
If there are bits from towards the front or rear of each side, again, put them towards their corresponding place on the bench, to the left or the right.
Once you've got to the bit you need to sort and replace it, you start working from the outside inwards.
This is best done with access to at least the microfiche which gives a good idea of how the bits go together and in what order.
HTH
Graeme
Bad luck mate.
Do a search for fiche and manual on here and you'll probably find links to both service manual and the exploded diagrams (fiche).
Some of the links are now dead and some you can only view one bit at a time but you could download / save the relevant engine pics.
There's plenty of folks on here got them on CD - I have the service manual on CD 102Mbits and I also have the fiches some where!!! just can't quite seem to lay my hands on it else I'd post you both.
As for stripping engine - mechanic friend of mine says easiest way if you're not experienced is to hopefully have a long ish bench or work surface.
Put enging block in middle and place the bits you remove to the relevant side as you remove them. bits from the right to the right, starting nearest to the engine and working away from it.
If there are bits from towards the front or rear of each side, again, put them towards their corresponding place on the bench, to the left or the right.
Once you've got to the bit you need to sort and replace it, you start working from the outside inwards.
This is best done with access to at least the microfiche which gives a good idea of how the bits go together and in what order.
HTH
Graeme
Hi James,
Very good advice from Graeme
Although first of all you need to know what damage had occurred. If a CCT (cam chain tensioner) had failed causing valves to become bent by coming into contact with one of the pistons, providing no damage has been done to the piston you will only need to remove the appropriate cylinder-head to carry out the repairs, and that can be done without removing the engine from the frame
You need to remove both cam covers to find out which valves are open, then check the piston position through the spark plug hole so you can first of all work out which piston it is that's made contact with the valves, that is if a CCT has failed.
You may find some of this thread helpful, although you won't be able to turn the engine over by hand if one of the pistons are making contact with any of the valves
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8326
HTH,
Chris.
Very good advice from Graeme
Although first of all you need to know what damage had occurred. If a CCT (cam chain tensioner) had failed causing valves to become bent by coming into contact with one of the pistons, providing no damage has been done to the piston you will only need to remove the appropriate cylinder-head to carry out the repairs, and that can be done without removing the engine from the frame
You need to remove both cam covers to find out which valves are open, then check the piston position through the spark plug hole so you can first of all work out which piston it is that's made contact with the valves, that is if a CCT has failed.
You may find some of this thread helpful, although you won't be able to turn the engine over by hand if one of the pistons are making contact with any of the valves
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8326
HTH,
Chris.
Hey James
I rebuilt my R6 engine last year and I found that sandwich bags are the way to go! I am not kidding - just group the bits together and write down description of it and stick into the bag.
It also helps to write notes (although in the end I didnt write that much). A digital camera is really handy too - I took photos as I dismantled the engine and they are a good reference as you rebuild.
Here's a handy site for fiche reference
http://www.mrcycles.com/fiche_section_d ... &fveh=4078
Best of luck!
I rebuilt my R6 engine last year and I found that sandwich bags are the way to go! I am not kidding - just group the bits together and write down description of it and stick into the bag.
It also helps to write notes (although in the end I didnt write that much). A digital camera is really handy too - I took photos as I dismantled the engine and they are a good reference as you rebuild.
Here's a handy site for fiche reference
http://www.mrcycles.com/fiche_section_d ... &fveh=4078
Best of luck!
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RedStormV
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Hi James,
You can D/L the microfiche here:
VTR Fiche
and the Service Manual here:
VTR Service Manual
Unfortunately the Fiche is a Zip file with separate pictues in rather than the one I still can on disc find which is in handy PDF format. However you'll still be able to browse them if you extract them all to a new folder and use a picture viewing prog like ACDsee to flick through them.
HTH
Graeme
You can D/L the microfiche here:
VTR Fiche
and the Service Manual here:
VTR Service Manual
Unfortunately the Fiche is a Zip file with separate pictues in rather than the one I still can on disc find which is in handy PDF format. However you'll still be able to browse them if you extract them all to a new folder and use a picture viewing prog like ACDsee to flick through them.
HTH
Graeme