KX Riders
Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Rd on January 03, 2010, 04:15:47 AM
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I split the cases on my recently purchased 90 K5 and found this crack. You can't see any crack from the outside just a small impact mark (rock?).Planning on taking it to a good tig welder next week and have him look at it. What do you guys think?
Sorry for the lousy pics.
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What is at the 10 to 11 O'clock position on the case?
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That is just carbon goo that had not been wiped off yet.
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just a small impact mark (rock?).Planning on taking it to a good tig welder next week and have him look at it. What do you guys think?
Or more likely someone dropped a piston pin circlip down in the case, and just put the engine back together...
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Or more likely someone dropped a piston pin circlip down in the case, and just put the engine back together...
That would not suprise me. You think it can be welded succesfully?
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That's an easy fix. Caution your welder that sink (A low spot caused by the metal cooling and shrinking) is unacceptable on the sealing surface. It'll be as good as new.
Larry
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Thanks Larry
That is good news. No sink.