Engine removal tips?

[mikelcfc]

just want to know if theres any alternative to the propper castleated tools to remove the mounting bolts??

cheers...mike

[fastdruid]

Taking an angle grinder to a set of appropriately sized sockets. I just got them from some guy off ebay.

Druid

[Richie]

Notice safety goggles!
The Stig does Grinding.
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[husky03]

its the super heavyweight protective gloves i like:)

[Neeja]

I used a cold-chisel and a hammer. Worked fine for the two engine removals and installs I've done in the last few months...

[davepreston]

i removed the left (as you sit) bolt first the used a big f off tourque wrench and the bolt came off without issue ,castle nut wasnt touched

[yorkie_chris]

You can get the engine out without touching the castellated nuts, getting it back in it a bit ticklish though.

If you haven't got a socket to grind to make a tool then you can sometimes use a big chisel like a flathead screwdriver, pop it in end and turn it with an adjustable wrench.

[dizzyblonde]

As per my post in your other thread. Go through every other possible option before ripping the engine out. Its not as simplez as just pulling it out. You may save yourself a lot of scraped bleeding knuckles, money and time.

[Biker Biggles]

I used a cold-chisel and a hammer. Worked fine for the two engine removals and installs I've done in the last few months...

I did this as well.Im sure its not an approved method and "torquing" them up again the same way even less so.;)
But it worked for me.:D

[Sid Squid]

just want to know if theres any alternative to the propper castleated tools to remove the mounting bolts?
Yes, you can be a a bodger and mullah the nuts if you want to, some people may consider this an alternative - I don't.

Make/buy/borrow some suitable tools, when you come to put the motor back in you'll be glad you did.

[Dicky Ticker]

Don't drop it on your hand--------it feckin hurts

[sunshine]

Don't drop it on your hand--------it feckin hurts

funny you say that dicky i dropped a just rebuilt 250cc engine on my dads hand the other day, its broken now.

mike whats wrong with the engine?

[Dicky Ticker]

Engine or hand?:D

[sunshine]

hand :P

[smoky]

Mike, i've read your other post... before you pull the engine out, pull the plugs out, examine them & see if you were running very lean or had oil leak into cylinder. while they are out, put the bike in 6th gear and rock it back and forth, see if the engine will turn. also, check your coolant for oil... if you're missing a lot of oil, it had to go somewhere...

if you have a blown gasket and cylinder is full of oil or coolant it will be very hard to turn the motor with the plugs in. if you have a blown head gasket on one cyl, you do not need to pull the whole engine out!

hope it's an easy fix, cheers!

[yorkie_chris]

I was about to ask if you've determined what's wrong with it or just decided to drop the engine for a laugh :-P