Anybody know a source in the UK/Europe for the special tools needed to disssemble/assemble airhead motors, along the lines of the one below from cycleworks in the US?
Airhead engine special tools
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Whilst I can see the need to want that kit,I can’t say that you need any of it.
Essential tools.
Main bearing installation ( my kit looks nothing like any of that)
Rear main seal installation tool( again looks nothing like anything there)
Crank sprocket puller ( I use a standard 3 leg jobbie)
Con rod bolt ,twelve point ( generic)
Alternator rotor extractor ( cheap as chips)
I can’t think of anything else that cannot be done without a normally equipped workshop?
A hydraulic press is reall handy and probably the most used bit of kit we have but for the most part , one can get round things without
Essential tools.
Main bearing installation ( my kit looks nothing like any of that)
Rear main seal installation tool( again looks nothing like anything there)
Crank sprocket puller ( I use a standard 3 leg jobbie)
Con rod bolt ,twelve point ( generic)
Alternator rotor extractor ( cheap as chips)
I can’t think of anything else that cannot be done without a normally equipped workshop?
A hydraulic press is reall handy and probably the most used bit of kit we have but for the most part , one can get round things without
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They have a tool hire service with lots of special tools for all BMW bikes
They have a tool hire service with lots of special tools for all BMW bikes
They don’t appear to sell the tools needed to remove the timing chest, the bearing on the nose of the crank, the timing sprocket on the crank, and the main bearings though
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Ta Mikey, I’ve got all the standard workshop kit but I thought that a special puller was needed to get the crank sprocket off and the front bearing carrier?
I’d make the tools myself but my lathe is in storage at the moment
There’s some info here showing how the cycleworks tools are used. But they are stupidly priced by the time you’ve got them delivered
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A standard two or three leg puller will remove the crank sprocket,assuming it won’t be refitted.Ta Mikey, I’ve got all the standard workshop kit but I thought that a special puller was needed to get the crank sprocket off and the front bearing carrier?
I’d make the tools myself but my lathe is in storage at the moment
Pre 80’s bikes with duplex cam chains can be a little more involved,
Which bike are you working on ?
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Mebbs go back a step and tell us what you want/ are doing.
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