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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: kiwikx500 on March 03, 2007, 11:28:40 AM

Title: Clymer Manual - Crank Seal
Post by: kiwikx500 on March 03, 2007, 11:28:40 AM

Howdy

Ca anyone please tell me if the Clymer manual gives step by step instructions and pictures etc on how to replace a crank seal for the beast of all beasts! ?

Title: Re: Clymer Manual - Crank Seal
Post by: redlined_KX500 on March 03, 2007, 12:02:14 PM

KiwiKx,

It's outlined fairly well with pics in chapter 5, pages 194-201. 

Good luck with the beast.  I just rebuilt a 97 K5 from the bone yard and relied heavily on the Clymer manual.  Well worth the 25 bucks or so.

Title: Re: Clymer Manual - Crank Seal
Post by: kiwikx500 on March 03, 2007, 09:07:10 PM

Cheerz redlined_KX500 for the "Heads Up"

Kawai dealer here in New Zealand quoted 8 hrs to replace the crank seal, presume he meant motor still in the bike, another motorbike shop quoted me 6 !/2 hours with thge motor out at $55 an hour.

Need now to get hold of a cylmer manual and have a look at difficulty.

$100 here for the manual lolol but should still be worth it.

Title: Re: Clymer Manual - Crank Seal
Post by: demographic on March 03, 2007, 11:30:56 PM

I have the clymer manual and its well worth buying anyway, I prefer them to Haynes manuals.

Title: Re: Clymer Manual - Crank Seal
Post by: kiwikx500 on March 06, 2007, 02:17:58 PM

Cheerz M8, just sent away for the clymer manual