Can I change pistons without removing engine?

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30 Mar 2007 04:46 #124844 by FloridaBiker
Can I change pistons without removing engine? was created by FloridaBiker
The bike is a '82 KZ1100 shaft.
Is it necessary to remove the engine to replace the cylinders and pistons?

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30 Mar 2007 05:48 #124852 by RetroRiceRocketRider
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The engine doesn't need to be out of the bike to remove/replace the cylinders and pistons, but you would have more "working room" with it out.
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30 Mar 2007 07:31 #124872 by Mark Wing
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Like R4 said. I always wait to put the top end on after the engina is in the frame on a rebuild to make it lighter to put the block in the frame.
Mark
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30 Mar 2007 09:08 #124889 by themachine
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Mark Wing wrote:

Like R4 said. I always wait to put the top end on after the engina is in the frame on a rebuild to make it lighter to put the block in the frame.
Mark


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30 Mar 2007 13:07 #124971 by Mark Wing
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With the top end removed I've never needed help getting it out or back in. Don't know what to tell you.
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30 Mar 2007 13:37 #124990 by apeman
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Mark Wing wrote:

With the top end removed I've never needed help getting it out or back in. Don't know what to tell you.
Mark


You da Man, Mark!!

I about busted a gut removing the bottom half of the engine on my project bike. Of course, I wasn't doing it right, and was trying to get it out without removing the airbox. I kept getting hung up, then losing my strength, then slipping on the floor (covered in oil), then catching on the wire harness (shoulda taken that off too). If I did it the right way, it wouldn't have been too bad.
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30 Mar 2007 16:52 #125028 by arobsum
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my buddy would lay the frame on its side over the engine...slip the bolts in then stand it up...i thought he was crazy.

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