Weird alignment problem whilst trying to resurrect my 1100GS

[Rabbitson]

Hi there,

Posted this on advrider about a week ago but got no response, so thought I'd try over here. . .

I've been trying to fit a replacement wiring loom to my old 1100GS and I needed (or at least that's how it seemed at the time!) to loosen a couple of the frame supports and the rear suspension in order to get all the wires for the bike in the correct position.

Having now put in about 85% of the replacement loom (only the bits at the very front and rear are left to do) I was trying to put the bolts back in for the frame supports around where the rear subframe joins the engine the the d*mn thing now seems to be about 1mm out of alignment so I can't get the bolts in a fasten them

The problem is that the front of the rear-subframe on the right (i.e. throttle) side is about 1mm higher than the hole on the block. I've tried for a couple of hours to align it but it just won't have it and I'm obviously a little bit worried that I will apply undue stress if I force it too much.

Anyone had a problem like this or know why this might happen?' I'm getting a bit desperate!

Thanks for any tips

David

 

[Colban]

Had the same problem after changing my clutch on my 1150.
The solution was simple brute force.
Loosen the other main mounting bolts for a bit of jiggleability then lean on it where you need to get the bolt in.1mm out of line isn't much.
Surprised you didn't get an answer on ADVrider as i'm sure the question has been asked before.
They seem to fall off their GSs so often they all have bent subframes.

 

[Backmarker]

Just make sure there is nothing trapped in there before leaning really hard. Take particular care with the wiring on the left when forcing the right. A main dealer managed to cut partly through the wiring doing this after a clutch replacement on my bike.

You could be looking to replace your new loom immediately

 

[Rabbitson]

Thanks for the tips, I'm going to have a look now

 

[MIKE R]

If I am thinking of the correct bolt, I had a similar problem a few years back.

By pure fluke, I aligned the holes by putting the bike on the side stand.

Hope this helps.

Mike

 

[Lord Snooty]

I'm not too sure if I understand the problem correctly but is it not possible to put a jack underneath the engine and use it to lift the engine and close the gap? It might be lot easier to use the power of physics to line things up rather than brute force

 

[Rabbitson]

Thanks for the tips.

Tried the car jack tip already thanks but to no avail, also using two people gave no joy.

Ending up having to use a tyre lever on the frame to align it but go it into position in the end.

David