Other 1993 Yamaha WR500 Teardown/Overhaul

[SRAD97750]

Okie day, let's continue...
Cases cleaned up and wiped down, ready for the oven at 400* for 10 minutes.




Bearings spent 24 hours in the freezer in an airtight bag to prevent moisture.



They literally fell into place. As soon as the freezing bearing comes into contact with the 400* aluminum, it seizes up, securing the bearing in place. Cool Stuff!








-BIG DAN

 

[SRAD97750]

New front rotor installation... Some new hardware as well, the last ones were stripped pretty bad.









Looks bitchin!
-BIG DAN

 

[bobkyle2]

Hell yeah!!

 

[SRAD97750]

Swingarm Build!








Swingarm guard is NEW... Pc'ed Clamp!





Brake line clamps installed.


Fresh chain guide.



PC'ed chain guide looks great!




I need a new yamaha decal for the swingarm.
-BIG DAN

 

[SRAD97750]

Some miscellaneous stuff now.

Cleaned up the piston. New rings, Pin, Clips, and Bearing.



Flywheel nut got fraacked over while I was driving the crank out of the case/bearing. NEW!



PC stuff



Upon removal, the upper steering stem nuts were completely stripped... OEM matched the PC black just by luck.





Dirty transmission needs some TLC...







WE'RE STAGING FOR THE BUILD!!!!
-BIG DAN

 

[Mojavekid18]

Dan dosen't always drink beer during his builds, but when he does....................

 

[jackson409]

Dan dosen't always drink beer during his builds, but when he does....................

good eye

Damn this bike is going be badass!!

 

[Emily]

My friend

Dan dosen't always drink beer during his builds, but when he does....................

My friend has a life sized cut out of the Dos Equis guy, I keep meaning to take a pic with him for the sake of epicness.

 

[PALMER84ONE]

Like!

 

[Jeff aka BOLT]

Damn that should be ready to ride by 5

 

[SRAD97750]

I haven't got everything in the mail yet, but we're going to get the cases together tonight!!! Stand By!!!
-BIG DAN

 

[SRAD97750]

Some seal installations!










Installed an oil baffle and the bearing retainers.





New crank Seals. Managed to drive one of the crank seals 3mms too deep, and it bound the crank bearing. While trying to remove it, I destroyed it... So I need to order a new one.


Installed RH crank seal and seal retainer.


Fiddling with some shift mechanism to find Neutral.



-BIG DAN

 

[SRAD97750]

Transmission was a good laugh trying to juggle all the components and the shift drum into place all at the same time.




Checking clearances



Assembled




Shifted her through the gears and made sure neutral was neutral. All smooth and crisp.
-BIG DAN

 

[SRAD97750]

Cleaning some crap before I get too hasty...




Cleaning up some parts for installation, I need to get some silver spray for my 'Well Used' side covers...







Yes, Yes, Yes... I'll clean the splined shaft before I install it...





-BIG DAN

 

[timoyz]

I need to get some silver spray for my 'Well Used' side covers...

-BIG DAN

You know my address.