bwellervt Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hey Guys, So, I'm working on my old XS500, this being the same bike I posted about earlier with the missing tappet adjustment screw and bad vibrations. As expected, the screw wound up somewhere bad: the LH crankcase cover. Destroyed the balancer chain, broke the idle shaft bracket into 3+ pieces, and sheared the teeth right off the balancer drive sprocket that is built into the crankshaft. The helpful soul who responded to my last post mentioned that I could run w/o a balancer. Is this a crazy idea? My other, and more preferred option is to replace the crankshaft and get that balancer spinning again. I've already got a replacement balancer chain and idle shaft bracket. Anyone have a crankshaft for my XS500C they could part with for a reasonable price? Thanks in advance for any advice or help finding parts! -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted July 12, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2009 there's some one in the UK ebay selling/breaking an xs500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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