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98s3sns
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 06:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Silly move by me! Trying to replace old header L mount with new Y mount.Bike on rear stand and jack under flat spot of motor(ofcourse not pumped up to support engine)I took out top bolt on old L header bracket and engine dropped putting shock mount out of line.I now can not get shock mount back in line
to place top bolt through new Y bracket and shock mount. Any ideas for a fix would be appreciated.By the way Im not a very good mechanic as you can see.Thanks in advance Shawn
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Buelliedan
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 06:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

When you say the bike is on a rear stand do you mean a swingarm stand? If so that is your problem. You need to get all the weight off the swingarm/shock. Then you can move the swingarm mount freely. Place some kind of stands, like car jackstands, under the passenger pegs. that will free up the swingarm.
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98s3sns
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 07:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes it is on a swingarm stand. Ill go back out and try that.Thanks for the fast response Buelliedan.
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Newfie_buell
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 08:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Brace it up on the pegs somehow.

Everything will fall back in place - kinda?
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98s3sns
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 08:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks Dan that worked! its great to have this board and the people to help us non wrenching newbies.Now to reinstall the header and V&H slip-on after I wrap the header.Do I need to replace the exhaust port gaskets before replacing the header? Shawn
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BadS1
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 09:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Shawn take a bottle jack and put it underneath the rear shock mount where it attaches to the swingarm.lift it until you line back up again.
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Kevyn
Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

New gaskets are cheap!
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Newfie_buell
Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 06:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The gaskets are cheap but I have had my header off a number of times and reused the gaskets.

If you get it back on and they leak then replace.
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Jrh
Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 08:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

In the Knowledge Vault,under Service/Technical Bulletins,Blake has the whole download of the Buell instruction sheets for that project.Thanks!Blake
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