need help please- crankshaft

650ed wrote:

car5car wrote: ...........This is better bike for engine repair:
jacksonville.craigslist.org/mcy/5583408293.html

But when you've finished the engine repair you end up with a Yamaha. :sick: Ed

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swest wrote: looks good to me.
Steve

ok, i bought it.
one thing i don't know how to do with journal. if the journal of the crank i bought will be in ggod shape, i should remove mine and then install the ''new'', it is right?

if my journal have the same color marks i can leave mine in place, right?

another thing..i did a search but i wasn't able to find: how i remove and install journal? in the manual i can't see the procedure.... :blink:

You need to read manual again so you know part names. I guess you are talking about connecting rod bearings.
In car engines connecting rod bearings can be removed after removing oil pan.
Bike engines usually don't have oil pans and you have to remove engine and split cases.
Yamahas have oil pans.
Check engine parts diagram to see if engine has oil pan.

car5car wrote: You need to read manual again so you know part names. I guess you are talking about connecting rod bearings.
In car engines connecting rod bearings can be removed after removing oil pan.
Bike engines usually don't have oil pans and you have to remove engine and split cases.
Yamahas have oil pans.
Check engine parts diagram to see if engine has oil pan.

write in english is difficult for me, is not my language.
im referring about crankshaft bearing insert. where crank go into the casing

Every KZ has an oil pan to my knowledge, but you will not be able to inspect the crank bearings from that area. Crank has to come out. R

car5car wrote: You need to read manual again so you know part names. I guess you are talking about connecting rod bearings.
In car engines connecting rod bearings can be removed after removing oil pan.
Bike engines usually don't have oil pans and you have to remove engine and split cases.
Yamahas have oil pans.
Check engine parts diagram to see if engine has oil pan.

Most Kawasaki's have oil pans. If you are going to give advice you need to know what you are talking about. I take advice from car mechanics with a grain of salt. This is a Kawasaki forum, not a Yamaha or insert name here. If I give advice, I've done it before or have done my homework. I suggest you do the same. :dry:
Steve

Think about picking up some plastigage and double checking your clearances.

Why you talk about Yamaha and oil pan? Why?
I already split the case. The engine is on the bench.
The crank is out.
I know what im talking about, i just need help about crank Bearing inserti removal and installation. And no, in the manual i cant find it.

Some people just like to hear themselves talk. :dry:
I don't know much about the color codes on the bearings so I haven't offered my advice on them. If you can get the bearings for the crank shaft journals with the crank you bought, they should be sized for that crank. A plastigauge kit will tell you if the clearances are within spec. Not expensive and easy to use. I've used them on automotive and motorcycle engines. If nothing else, it will give you peace of mind and or catch a mistake. Good advice.
Good luck on your build.
Steve

Thanks swest. The crank will come with his own journals. How i can remove and install ? Just pushing them?
This is the only thing isnt clear to me at the moment.

Are you talking about the bearing shells? You should be able to take the old ones out by ether pushing the bottom sideways or tapping lightly on one end with a drift. The old ones should come out easily. You have to take off the pistons first. I'd compare the main bearings in the case with what you get and install the crank as one unit leaving the rods already connected.
Steve

car5car wrote: Value of the bike is too low to repair engine. Unless you do it for fun.

Didn't delete this one.