Well I finally had more time to work on the brick. I got almost all the parts I have been waiting for. I got the new rear main seal installed and the clutch remounted with a new oring. I tried to mark all the clutch parts well and I think I got it back together just the way it came off. I measured the clutch plate and it was 5mm so it was well with in tolerance. I am glad I purchased the alignment tool, it made it so much easier to do the job. I got the trany re-installed with some help from the girlfriend. I give her rubber gloves so she isn't against helping :2thumbup:. I could not find the BMW alignment tools any where for sale so I improvised, I found out that the studs for my snowmobile head are long enough and the right thread so I used 4 of those and with just a little coaxing the trany went right in. Now I know the splines are all lubed properly and should be good for a long time. I had time so I started cleaning the engine. I found that the sensor behind the airbox did not have the leads attached. So I removed it and cleaned the contacts and tightened the clips, they wont fall off now. I don't have my new throttle cable yet, should be here this week but well see. I did get the new clutch cable mounted. I am so glad I bagged all the small parts. I got the new radiator hoses installed also, I am still having trouble feeding the one through the crank cover. Is there a trick to getting this one in?
I replaced the head bearings and races and mounted the handle bar mounts. I also got the frame re-installed and the handlebars. Now at least the left side control is all done and the clutch works great. I am not sure what to do about the poor looks of the buttons on the controls, they look very sun faded and the lettering is all but gone.
I started working on cleaning up the engine since the rear end looks so nice I cant have the engine be so grimy. Most of the wire brushing is done on the left side and front but I need to get a softer brush for the final cleaning. I will be painting side covers as I remove them to replace seals and check the valves
I have been reading about the hotter (Euro) cams that were installed in the 85's and was asked to look at the numbers on mine when I look at the valves. From my readings it seems the cams dont have numbers stamped on them and the ones with the euro cams did not have a breather on the font of the engine. My bike does have this breather but its blanked off. So I am not sure what I have. Any help here from the learned members of the forum?
I was looking through the boxes of parts I have from my RS and I noticed that the rear disk was drilled. Is this a feature of the RS? My RT disk is not drilled. I have the service history for the RS from 25,000 miles and it seems that the gauge cluster was replaced at one time and the trany also. I am guessing no spline lube = new trany. I would like to put the better tach in the gauges I will be using on this project since it has a nice gear indicator. Is this easy to accomplish? I am planning on drilling a hole in both clusters to prevent condensation and taking them apart to clean all the contacts as per the tutorial I have. I did notice the parts bike gauge cluster does not have the 7L light and it mounts different. I am guessing this is a newer style.