Posted May 11, 201113 yr I have been renovating a CT3 for the last year.....off and on..... It's now time for the engine. I have taken the top end off and have determined it'll be best to get it rebored. The bottom end it right on the limit of needing a refurb, and my question is.... Has anyone dismantled one of these engines, and how easy is it? I've read the manuals, but I wanted peoples' first hand responses...what are the main problems people have encounted? Best to do it myself? Pay someone else? Leave it alone?
May 11, 201113 yr Moderator I have been renovating a CT3 for the last year.....off and on..... It's now time for the engine. I have taken the top end off and have determined it'll be best to get it rebored. The bottom end it right on the limit of needing a refurb, and my question is.... Has anyone dismantled one of these engines, and how easy is it? I've read the manuals, but I wanted peoples' first hand responses...what are the main problems people have encounted? Best to do it myself? Pay someone else? Leave it alone? Take your time with a reasonable tool kit, std sockets spanners and allen keys will do and you won't find it a problem. A haynes manual and some common sense and your about there. You will also want a heat gun for fitting bearings and a crancase splitter (diy) as the cases dont separate cleanly without one. I did mine (The dt175 is the same pretty much engine wise) without any trouble. Parts ie gaskets, bearings etc(all gen) were around 90quid.
May 12, 201113 yr Author Thanks for your encouragement.......what was your biggest headache and did you have to have the crankshaft rebuilt?
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