PADD Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 anyone know can i fit a new bigend bearing myself i am a reasonably confident handy man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlydan Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 anyone know can i fit a new bigend bearing myself i am a reasonably confident handy man But are you a hydraulic jig? On these models you have to seperate the crank to replace the bigend, which means the 2 halves have to be aligned correctly & accurately to be balanced afterwards. Check the services section in MCN, you'll find a number of specialist listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerd Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 when you have re installed the crank, you need a feeler gauge to centre the fly wheel crank webs in the crank cases, also you could try putting one half of the crank case in the oven and the main bearing in the freezer for the same time for 30 minutes, this applies to both crank cases this is to expand the crank case so the main bearing goes in and the main bearing in the freezer contracts the main bearing and this is the same method for installing the crank in to the crank cases but then you put the crank case in the oven which already has the main bearing in then put the crank in the freezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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