Hardest two hours I worked since starting this job

[Alex]

Damn RH, a few more hours tonight and you will be on the road in the morning. All you need is case of Monster energy drink!

 

[RadioHowie]

[SIZE=8pt](DAMN, he WAS right)[/SIZE]

Only 'cause I've BTDT before you. Glad you got-r-done. Now for the fun part, plugging all that crap back in.

Tip - figure out the front plastic splash panel and wire/hose routing first.

I'd trust you with my first born. Want him?

Go RH!!!!!
You're my HERO!!!

:wub:

Then do me a little favor.....keep Odot away from this thread.

Damn RH, a few more hours tonight and you will be on the road in the morning. All you need is case of Monster energy drink!

If I was 25 years younger, I could do it.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Way to go. :clapping: I want to see a video of that puppy going down the street soon!

 

[RadioHowie]

Way to go. :clapping: I want to see a video of that puppy going down the street soon!

Video my ass....I'm headin' yer way and you can wash and wax it.

[SIZE=8pt](better stock up on groceries, too!)[/SIZE]

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Way to go. :clapping: I want to see a video of that puppy going down the street soon!

Video my ass....I'm headin' yer way and you can wash and wax it.

[SIZE=8pt](better stock up on groceries, too!)[/SIZE]

How about some steelhead or salmon with some lamb roast on the grill? While you chow down with some microbrew I'll wash that bike. I won't even use the pressure washer.

 

[ponyfool]

When I did mine, I just put the motor on a car jack and lifted it right into place. Took two people to guide it in, but it wasn't that difficult once I had the second pair of hands. I bent the same dust cover you did though!

 

[JamesK]

RH, wow that some serious work, good luck with the rest of the job.

Oh and the damn heat in Flori-Duh, last Sat I left my house at 3:30am (to join a ride in Central Flori-Duh) the temp outside was 87F with 94% humidity, and got a lot worse after the Sun came out...

 

[TruWrecks]

That FJR should be up and running soon if you keep that up. Guess I need to stay off the streets in a few days.

 

[C&C]

Reminds me of the time:

It was 1973, week before Christmas (Buffulo, N.Y), 25 degrees in an upheated garage installing an engine in a Volkswagen......brrrrr, but I digress.................................

Good on you Howie for hanging in there; best of luck with the rest of the install (sending some cooler weather your way).

 

[bbdig]

Snowed in rangeley Me Tuesday AM. Send some of that heat north. What happened to Grumpys bike. I saw he had some parts for sale. Hope he is Ok if he crashed.

 

[HaulinAshe]

Grumpy took Snow White and the FJR to the waterslide. They are okay, but it took a good deal on a replacement bike to recover the ground-up parts.

Howie's pics sure make me feel better about taking so much time to re-time the motor after a cam chain replacement.

One big Q Howie... If you had a boom hoist and straps, and the motor already sitting on a jack, do you think one man could do the job without herniating something?

 

[Grumpy]

Good for you Howie. I would feel bad for all the trouble you guys had but I can see from the pictures you guys are wearing shorts. fukers.

Hot as a mofo, too. 98 degrees in the garage when I got home. What's this "cold weather" I keep hearing about?

We had a "cool snap" a week ago....low of 68, high of 88, but it quickly disappeared and record temps for an October followed. It was 105 degrees here Saturday afternoon, and hasn't dropped below a high of 94 since Thursday 10/7. :angry2:

98, was it???? 45 degrees here this morning, Howie.

DROPPED THE MOTOR.........damn, but hey your making real progress. Hope you documented when in the Hell all those various hoses and things go? Sure hope I never ever have to do this!!!

 

[7xray]

Fantastic Howie. :yahoo:

 

[beemerdons]

Great work, Howie! Nice to see Grumpys motor back in the frame and it won't be long now until your FJR's back on the road.

100 in Phoenix today!

 

[RadioHowie]

One big Q Howie... If you had a boom hoist and straps, and the motor already sitting on a jack, do you think one man could do the job without herniating something?

That's a great question Jeff.

Yeah, one man, in much better physical shape than myself, could do it.

I know I make fun of myself a lot in a self-deprecating way. We all do it, but I underwent some abdominal surgery 7, 5 and 3 years ago and there's pretty much NO muscle left between my diaphragm and hips. Lifting is out of the question. If I need to move something with any weight to it, I sit down on the floor and shove with my feet.

But yes, a normal guy with a hoist could do it by himself. Might even be easier than with a couple of willing, but clueless assistants. My son kept reaching for the wrecking bar to "nudge" things in to place. I had to literally grab him by the shoulders and say "look son, I really do appreciate your help....but do you have any idea how deep a hole that steel bar will make in my aluminum motor?" Not that I'm not grateful for his muscle. I couldn't have done it without him and the son-in-law, but they truly got in the way as much as they helped.

An electric boom hoist would be poifekt for the job....360 degrees of movement. And the motor doesn't have to be on a jack. It could be sitting flat on the floor. In fact, the more stable the motor is, the easier the re-fit. Balancing on a jack would complicate matters.

Oh....do NOT screw the four giant hex-bolt motor mounts in crooked....that's a VERY bad thing. I had one that just did NOT want to go in straight. It's amazing how a steel bolt can cut aluminum. :dribble:

'Howie

 

[Zorlac]

"It slipped off the jack and fell to the floor"

Just curious, at this exact moment, was any profanity uttered in that garage?

Glad no fingers were in the wrong place.

Way to go man!

Keep cool & good luck, take your time, it'll be worth it!

 

[RadioHowie]

When I did mine, I just put the motor on a car jack and lifted it right into place. Took two people to guide it in, but it wasn't that difficult once I had the second pair of hands. I bent the same dust cover you did though!

Dude, then you're a better man than I am. Just couldn't get it lined up that way. The "Frame coming down" method was MUCH easier than the "motor going up" method for me.

 

[user 213]

One big Q Howie... If you had a boom hoist and straps, and the motor already sitting on a jack, do you think one man could do the job without herniating something?

When I did mine I slung a strap around a beam in the garage and attached a hand chain hoist to that. Then a chain with two hooks to attach to the frame of the bike. Worked well. One person can do it, but it helps to have additional hands to align things. Once the big bolt in the rear is in, everything else lines up pretty well. It's just a pivot maneuver to get the front motor mounts lined up.

 

[FJRONAMISSION]

Great Job Howie!!!........... Take your time... its sooooo close, don't fook it up with impatience.

.... I say this, because that's what I'd do..............

B

 

[RadioHowie]

One big Q Howie... If you had a boom hoist and straps, and the motor already sitting on a jack, do you think one man could do the job without herniating something?

When I did mine I slung a strap around a beam in the garage and attached a hand chain hoist to that. Then a chain with two hooks to attach to the frame of the bike. Worked well. One person can do it, but it helps to have additional hands to align things. Once the big bolt in the rear is in, everything else lines up pretty well. It's just a pivot maneuver to get the front motor mounts lined up.

Other than not using a hoist, what I did was line up the frame holes at "B" to the front-lower engine mounts and put the bolts in there first. Then everything went in with a little raising or lowering of the frame via the rear subframe.

Eric, I assume, is talking about using the long through-frame bolt at "A".

Either way, front or rear motor mount, it gives you a pivot point to line up to the other bolts.

Eric, before long, we'll have folks yanking motors to change spark plugs and oil.