I understand completely. I nearly threw in the towel on mine this weekend. My countershaft bearing went out so the entire engine is coming...
there is a used set of cases available on ebay RIGHT NOW! LINK --> engine cases for 86 vf500 sorry, i thought you had an 86.... There are a...
Interested in tires and exhaust
And thank you for giving me the encouragement to not just pack it in and sell my VF for parts. There's a nice FZ6 here locally with 1471...
my parts are on order. my bro-in-law is going to do the wrenching for me. hopefully mine will be back on the road this year.
ok, so how much of a pain in the arse is it to check the valve train out?
FSM says that you need to remove the exhaust assembly to do this. Is that 100% necessary to do?
Countershaft bearing replacement parts list after re-reading the thead by ron.ciere.313 it doesn't really sound like he had to spend that much on...
Is the 85 countershaft compatible with an 86? I'm guessing no since they aren't the same part numbers.
How much do you think you have into parts for this build Ron? Also, do you have a complete list of all the parts that you had to buy? I'm in the...
It's definitely the bearing, I honestly knew it as soon as I touched the shaft. I was able to wobble the shaft all over the place and it had...
Just called my "local" Honda dealer. They have the seal and are open until 8...heading out to get it now.
ok, so I found the leak...ugh. BEFORE the cleanup...note the leak [IMG] AFTER the cleanp...still leaking [IMG] so, here's my game...
4.5 months of hard, organized, and costly work. I'm really hoping it's not that countershaft seal and/or the bearing. If so, I'm afraid I'll...
hah! I've been reading that thread (and cringing) while waiting for you to reply. If it is that then I'm outta here. I can't do a full teardown.
and BTW, thanks for you patience! It is greatly appreciated!
ok. that is directly behind the front sprocket, correct?
am I just looking for leaks there? if so, there weren't any
well, I had the slave off last night. what should I have been looking for? There did not seem to be a seal on the push rod...
Yes, thanks. I unfortunately have bigger problems with the bike now. It appears to have sprung a leak somewhere around the transmission that is...
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