Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
How well do you like your KX250F/K5 conversion
sandblaster:
Yeah, the 17MM was a pain and I ended up drilling it with the 43/64" any way.
That's what is cool about this site.
We can share this kind of info and save others a lot of guess work, dollars, and time.
1989kawasaki:
i cant wait to see it completed!!
sandblaster:
Me to. :-o
I'm afraid it's going to take a few months but I really want to do it the right way, at least as right as I can do it :lol:
I am also taking measurements and a lot of pics to try and fill in some of the gaps that seem to be missing from other builds.
Who knows, I may do another if I like the way this one turns out.
My friends are already begging me to do some for them.
sandblaster:
1-15-11
Found a nice crack in my clutch cover...
Time to go see Mr. Tig
What I'm doing next is checking the clearance between the right engine case and the swing arm.
I have the frame, swing arm, and engine bolted together without the shock so I can test the full range of motion of the swing arm.
To temporarily hold it in the correct position I am using a piece of .154" or 3.91MM steel that fits in between the cylinder and the frame.
I may have to adjust it a bit later but this is fairly close for now.
As you can see by the next photo, it is a tight fit with the swing arm in it's neutral position.
sandblaster:
That part of the swing arm actually has a raised embossed area that is making it a close fit.
I believe I can machine the swing arm about .015" deep by about .25" wide and it will be fine.
I may also have to machine a bit of the clutch cover as shown below.
I am holding off on that until I see how well the swing arm mod works.
The last thing I want to do is make the mating surfaces between the clutch cover and the right engine case any narrower.
With the swing arm all the way in the up position you can see that it already has enough clearance.
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