installing motor tricks please? UPDATED

I need to magically get my Motor back into the frame somehow.

I have a Broken Lower back, is there any tricks to getting a motor back into a frame I should know about?

Please help.

ie: Lifting it into the frame rails without scratching my frame to heck (wrap with foam?) I'll have to get it in there alone most likely and remember I had lower back surgery last september, so Leverage tricks needed as well.

Post edited by: ran429, at: 2006/02/25 19:23

Can I lift it with straps going through the holes in the head?

lay the motor on its side,and drop the frame down over it.thats the way i do em,never scratches the frame that way.goodluck,happy wrenching!

Post edited by: wireman, at: 2006/02/25 17:21

I just installed my 750's engine yesterday and just setup a side table the same height as the frame and just wrapped the frame with spare towels to make sure not to scratch the newly painted frame. I put a hydrolic jack in the middle to stabalize it and to alter the engine around to put the bolts back into it. Goodluck!

OOOH!!!

Pick My Frame up with the Hoist sideways, Lower Frame over the side of the Motor SLOOOOWLY and put a couple bolts into it // who cares about the sidecover on it right now, It's already hammered and only on there until I get the other parts and the Bike together again.!! YOU ARE AWSOME!!!

peachc wrote:

I just installed my 750's engine yesterday and just setup a side table the same height as the frame and just wrapped the frame with spare towels to make sure not to scratch the newly painted frame. I put a hydrolic jack in the middle to stabalize it and to alter the engine around to put the bolts back into it. Goodluck!

With my Back, the issue is I can only lift around 30-45 Pounds, I have to use whatever means I can to avoid "ANY" lifting whatsoever.

Im going to go Bolt the Beyatch in right now. Be right back !

Lets say 20 minutes?
Oh crap, I have to paint the Bolts first. [insert]anger icon here[/insert]

lay an old rug or something under the motor and where the frame is going so you dont scratch anything.

wireman wrote:

lay an old rug or something under the motor and where the frame is going so you dont scratch anything.

Thats what I was thinking too, I have some old Foam that will work perfect, Im just too cold to go back outside again.:S

Ran429,
Good luck on your project. My son is home this weekend and I am going to borrow his strength to put my engine in tomorrow. Have the bike on a work stand and it is about 18" off the floor. Since I have extra hands, we are going to muscle it in place. I hope to post a few pics over the weekend.

Mark

Awesome job on the engine !!!!!!!!!
Looks great.




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Woodstock ON Canada
1980 kz750E1, 4->1, K&N pods

JR wrote:

Awesome job on the engine !!!!!!!!!
Looks great.




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Woodstock ON Canada
1980 kz750E1, 4->1, K&N pods

Its ok I guess (I mean THANKS!! - LOL!!!), Considering what it "DID" look like this morning.
Thank god for ScotchBrite and Plumbers Mesh sandpaper in the Fins.



Post edited by: ran429, at: 2006/02/24 22:39

and if this shows good enough, this photo was taken before pressure washing and all the Chemicals.

Post edited by: ran429, at: 2006/02/24 22:38