I continue to disassemble my engine.
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After removing the clutch and friction plates, removing this nut was a pain in the ass... |
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... I go all the way across town to borrow an air compressor from R1 buddy only to find that it doesn't have enough power to turn the impact wrench. BLAST! |
So I end up taking the bloody hunk to my mechanic and he blast the nut off in 2 seconds flat. While I was there, he took the sprocket nut off too.
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With the nut off, the clutch basket came out easily |
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A shot of whats behind the clutch basket |
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Next, I removed the oil pan and strainer .... |
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... where I discover fine dust which is all that is left of the broken cam chain guide when I first opened the cam cover |
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Heres a random shot of my cay hiding under my fairings |
For more pictures refer to my photobucket albums
here and
here.