Removing Engine/Replacing Gearbox

Hey SV'ers,

After being royally screwed over by a previous member on here when I brought his 'runs perfectly bike', Ive now had to start the motions to replace the gearbox, fun times as Im sure you all know.

No so far Ive managed to remove everythign I need to remove to drop the engine out, and last night I started to drop it, but the rear cylinder appears to be getting stuck on the frame and I cant manouver it out!!!

Does anyone else who ahs done this in the past have any ideas on the best way to remove said engine!???

Also any tips on a gear change would be much appreciated!!!

Thanks in advance

Tacy!

Can you see what its stuck on? You might need to move it forward and down in the frame?

Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

Can you see what its stuck on? You might need to move it forward and down in the frame?

Well Il try and explain best I can, where the rear cylinder its self was bolted on to the frame on either side, its getting stuck on them??? If that makes any sense lol, I do have pictures if that helps!??

Update
Pics

Yea, get some pictures on. Is it sort of hooking on at the head of the cylinder? A few people have had engines out on here, it shouldnt be too hard to drop it out

Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

Yea, get some pictures on. Is it sort of hooking on at the head of the cylinder? A few people have had engines out on here, it shouldnt be too hard to drop it out

Yea just at the head, its damn annoying spend past 2 days prepping it and getting it ready and something like this stops me lol, sods law hey!

Looks like you have a little room on the top pic, maybe if you move some of the hoses out of the way? nearly there arnt you, just a few mm. Can you lift it up and over and forward?

I maybe able to, I can lift it up and down slightly and back on forward, but I think I really need to either lift the front cylinder right up so that levers the rear one down, or someone mentioned the possibility of 'twisting' the engine as it were!

Did mine a long time ago and can't remember, but did you remove all the thruster bolts from the frame?

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Did mine a long time ago and can't remember, but did you remove all the thruster bolts from the frame?

Yep all removed and accounted for

[yorkie_chris]

That thing in your first pic, you undone the clamp bolt? You can slide that spacer back IIRC.

P.S Are you sure it is gearbox knackered? What are symptoms?