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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: beakeck on July 22, 2009, 06:45:16 AM

Title: AHHHHHHHHHHH! please help?
Post by: beakeck on July 22, 2009, 06:45:16 AM

Just found the crankcase seal/gasket is leaking! now have to take the engine apart!

Could somebody be kind enough to help me, want to make sure I get the year correct for full gasket set etc -

reads

FRAME KX500B - 010102 & ENGINE KX500BE007948??????

Many thanks guys in advance!

Title: Re: AHHHHHHHHHHH! please help?
Post by: dean350b on July 22, 2009, 10:29:52 AM

KXBE 006601-008500 = '88

Gasket Kit:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ATHENA-COMPLETE-GASKET-KIT-KAWASAKI-KX500-KX-500_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZQ7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a30QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem5632d017a9QQitemZ370219685801QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ATHENA-COMPLETE-GASKET-KIT-KAWASAKI-KX500-KX-500_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZQ7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a30QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem5632d017a9QQitemZ370219685801QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)


Wrist pin bearing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-KX-500-KX500-1988-2004-Wrist-Pin-Bearing-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a10Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem1c0a508e2cQQitemZ120432135724QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-KX-500-KX500-1988-2004-Wrist-Pin-Bearing-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a10Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem1c0a508e2cQQitemZ120432135724QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)


Crank bearings and seals:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CRANKSHAFT-BEARING-SEAL-KITS-KAWASAKI-KX500-KX-500_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a10Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem43978e23c1QQitemZ290305483713QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CRANKSHAFT-BEARING-SEAL-KITS-KAWASAKI-KX500-KX-500_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a10Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem43978e23c1QQitemZ290305483713QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)


Thats the minimum you will need.

You can determine your piston, rings, KIPS and clutch needs after you do the teardown.

Buy some Yamabond sealer also.