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[butler.richard5319]

I realize that these are hard questions. What should the ID measure on the LH main bearing Race? None of my manuals mention it. All that's mentioned is crankshaft runout. What do ya do if the race in the LH case is defective, buy cases? Does anyone repair cases? Is the KLR rebuildable except for this main bearing? How do you check the condition of the LH bearing? I believe the book says "look at it". I have extra cases and crankshafts that I would like to check. Can you still get the replacement bearings for the older KLR and use them in a 97 or later engine? As you might have guessed, I'm a bit cheep I would love to hear from some experienced KLR mechanics. It may be that the true LH race measurement is known only to a very select group of KLR scientist. I know that enough money will replace the engine ( crankshaft and cases). I was hoping for rebuildable. If you buy new cases (about $600.00), it would be foolish not to replace the crankshaft (another $5-600.00) at the same time. If you have experience with this please share your insight. sorry If you noticed this post on another fourm, I'm fishing for information. Thanks RB

[spike55_bmw]

I've given it a quick look and it seems the the bearing is part and parcel with each flywheel of the crankshaft. No other specifics were given. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "butler.richard5319" wrote: > > I realize that these are hard questions. > What should the ID measure on the LH main bearing Race? None of my manuals mention it. All that's mentioned is crankshaft runout. What do ya do if the race in the LH case is defective, buy cases? Does anyone repair cases? Is the KLR rebuildable except for this main bearing? > How do you check the condition of the LH bearing? I believe the book says "look at it". I have extra cases and crankshafts that I would like to check. Can you still get the replacement bearings for the older KLR and use them in a 97 or later engine? > As you might have guessed, I'm a bit cheep I would love to hear from some experienced KLR mechanics. It may be that the true LH race measurement is known only to a very select group of KLR scientist. I know that enough money will replace the engine ( crankshaft and cases). I was hoping for rebuildable. If you buy new cases (about $600.00), it would be foolish not to replace the crankshaft (another $5-600.00) at the same time. If you have experience with this please share your insight. sorry If you noticed this post on another fourm, I'm fishing for information. > Thanks RB >

[Greg May]

Attachments :   The .pdf file attached probably contains the info you are looking for.....Greg

--- On [b]Sun, 1/17/10, butler.richard5319 [i]butler.richard5319@yahoo.com>[/i][/b] wrote: From: butler.richard5319 butler.richard5319@yahoo.com> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] LH main race measurement? To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Received: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 11:25 AM   I realize that these are hard questions. What should the ID measure on the LH main bearing Race? None of my manuals mention it. All that's mentioned is crankshaft runout. What do ya do if the race in the LH case is defective, buy cases? Does anyone repair cases? Is the KLR rebuildable except for this main bearing? How do you check the condition of the LH bearing? I believe the book says "look at it". I have extra cases and crankshafts that I would like to check. Can you still get the replacement bearings for the older KLR and use them in a 97 or later engine? As you might have guessed, I'm a bit cheep I would love to hear from some experienced KLR mechanics. It may be that the true LH race measurement is known only to a very select group of KLR scientist. I know that enough money will replace the engine ( crankshaft and cases). I was hoping for rebuildable. If you buy new cases (about $600.00), it would be foolish not to replace the crankshaft (another $5-600.00) at the same time. If you have experience with this please share your insight. sorry If you noticed this post on another fourm, I'm fishing for information. Thanks RB

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[Jud]

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--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "roncriswell@..." wrote: > > I planned to ride this last Sunday but local sportswriters assured me the Plowboys would be on the move against the old man of el norte (Vikings). I rode Saturday about 300 miles > with 3 other KLR'ers. A third of the ride was on muddy gravel roads. Cold, drizzly, rainy having to stop once to clean the mud off my visor and put some anti fog on as I could not see. I washed the KLR a week ago for the first time in a year. Now it looks perfect with mud all over it. I think I will go park it next to some posers today at the local hangout. It was a fun ride kinda across Tejas norte and Oklahoma south. The crummy weather was worth it as I would get to see the mighty Plowboys go against the old man of the North. > > Sunday .....was bright and sunny with a high of about 65 with no wind. Perfect for riding. As I made my way into my local Hooters to watch the game, I saw motorcycles whizzing past wondering if I made a mistake. > > I did ..........and the wicked Jud of the North brought this to my attention in an email when the Plowboys were down 14 to 3. The only bright spot in the afternoon was the 6' 1" brunette serving me numerous mind altering beverages. My head hurts. My wife and the brunette assured me things would be better next year. My wife drove me home. Motorcycles passed me. Next year when it is beautiful and 65 degrees, I will choose to ride. > > Good luck to the old man of the North against Nawlins. You have to admire an old guy playing so well ......but what's with this pants on the ground chant .........wicked Jud of the North? > > Criswell > who is going to start watching women's volleyball and women's tennis for a more uplifting experience. >

[scrap_pile101]

Ron Ayers parts fiche shows a roller bearing part 92116-1064 for 92.83 but I have no idea how you would get the sprocket back on properly as it doesn't show a key and that sprocket has to be aligned perfectly. Best to find a low mileage matching crank and set of cases off of ebay. Folks that sell cranks on ebay never to seem to remember the outer shell for the left side roller bearing, or they don't know how to remove it properly. Best to get the crank and the cases from a low mileage crashed bike that's being parted out. Mucho cheaper than a new crank and cases. Cheers Scott

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "butler.richard5319" wrote: > > I realize that these are hard questions. > What should the ID measure on the LH main bearing Race? None of my manuals mention it. All that's mentioned is crankshaft runout. What do ya do if the race in the LH case is defective, buy cases? Does anyone repair cases? Is the KLR rebuildable except for this main bearing? SNIP > Thanks RB >

[mechanizeinc]

What pdf?! Please send me this pdf! For some reason I'm smart enough to rebuild my KLR engine but too stoopid to find the attachment. Never looked for folks pictures or other attachments that hard but this is some info I'd really like to have! When my output shaft launched a cir-clip and my tranny ate it and spit the SHARDS! back into the engine, it took out the crank roller bearing and race. You can get the bearing buy ordering it for a 2002 KLR but it only comes on the left side crank on newer years... screwy. And the bearing does not come with a race... stoopid. As you've discovered, the only way I've found to get a new race from Kawasaki is to buy the case left half. I contacted a Canadian dealership and they would sell the bearing and race but not provide part number or source. I think they wanted $200 for the set, not including shipping. I ended up buying an entire used lower engine assembly for $450 shipped. Now I'd like to refurb the crank and cases and get a top end so I'd have a spare running engine ready to go for when the next grenade goes off. Again, please send/forward the pdf to me, thanks! Mech

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Greg May wrote: > > The .pdf file attached probably contains the info you are looking for.....Greg >