Subject: Re: Pulling the tranny
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Mar 5, 2002, 5:36 AM
Post ID: 1709779220
I just finished upgrading the clutch (2 mm to 4 mm) on my Eldo and I
pulled just the tranny. Basically you need to move the engine forward
to gain enough room to slide/twist/turn the tranny out. Here are the
main steps:
1. remove rear wheel
2. remove swingarm
3. remove battery
4. loosen connection where headers meet the mufflers
5. remove both carbs from the heads and hang on string from the
handlebars (to lessen the strain on the carb cables)
6. put jack (roll around type) under engine
7. remove engine and tranny support bolts
8. remove the nuts from the engine studs that hold the tranny to engine
9. remove the battery tray from tranny and tool boxes
10. unbolt the rear light switch (gets it out of the way)
11. push engine forward as far as possible
12. remove clutch arm from back of tranny
13. wrestle the tranny off the engine and out
When you push the engine forward, the headers should pull out of the
mufflers. If you don't keep the engine level, you might bend the pipes
a bit. I ended up removing the two headers to make things easier.
Whilst everything was all out, I renewed several items such as
electrical connections, frayed wires (especially on the underside of the
rear fender), inspected the U-joint, repainted the battery tray, battery
hold down, and air breather box.
Bruce
'72 Eldo
| Edward Walton wrote: |
| Hi guys' I have a clutch job to do on my son's eldo 850. Was wondering if you could take the tranny off, with out pulling the engine and exhaust system. If it's possible, do you save any time? Clutch works great when its cold and grabs like hell when hot! Impossible to start out in first gear after it warms up! Guess we have spline wear or clutch disk pads loose. Thanks for your help! TED AMBO 750 Vancouver BC |