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Sounds about right, although when you get in it usually ends up taking twice as long and costing twice as much as you thought (or at least that's my experience).

Sounds like a good winter project if you've got the time and wrenching skills. Beware the snowball effect though. While the motor is out you really should go through the gearbox. And you might as well powder coat the frame while it's apart. Then you'll want to replate the hardware or replace it all with stainless because the old nasty looking parts aren't going to look right with that nice new frame. Ditto for the tank and sidepanels, they're gonna need a repaint. And so on...

In August I decided to do a top end rebuild and lap in the oil pump. When I found ground-up chunks of metal in the pump I of course pulled the motor and tore it all down. And now, it's all apart, everything. But it's going to be *awesome* when it's all done!

good luck,
Debby

<blockquote data-quote="debby" data-source="post: 6375" data-attributes="member: 89">Sounds about right, although when you get in it usually ends up taking twice as long and costing twice as much as you thought (or at least that&#039;s my experience).Sounds like a good winter project if you&#039;ve got the time and wrenching skills. Beware the snowball effect though. While the motor is out you really should go through the gearbox. And you might as well powder coat the frame while it&#039;s apart. Then you&#039;ll want to replate the hardware or replace it all with stainless because the old nasty looking parts aren&#039;t going to look right with that nice new frame. Ditto for the tank and sidepanels, they&#039;re gonna need a repaint. And so on...In August I decided to do a top end rebuild and lap in the oil pump. When I found ground-up chunks of metal in the pump I of course pulled the motor and tore it all down. And now, it&#039;s all apart, everything. But it&#039;s going to be *awesome* when it&#039;s all done!good luck,Debby</blockquote>

[QUOTE="debby, post: 6375, member: 89"] Sounds about right, although when you get in it usually ends up taking twice as long and costing twice as much as you thought (or at least that's my experience). Sounds like a good winter project if you've got the time and wrenching skills. Beware the snowball effect though. While the motor is out you really should go through the gearbox. And you might as well powder coat the frame while it's apart. Then you'll want to replate the hardware or replace it all with stainless because the old nasty looking parts aren't going to look right with that nice new frame. Ditto for the tank and sidepanels, they're gonna need a repaint. And so on... In August I decided to do a top end rebuild and lap in the oil pump. When I found ground-up chunks of metal in the pump I of course pulled the motor and tore it all down. And now, it's all apart, everything. But it's going to be *awesome* when it's all done! good luck, Debby [/QUOTE]

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