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Hi. Long time lurker, first time posting. This forum has been a great utility (and time consumer) for me.
I'm in the middle of a cross-country tour. My battery quit holding a charge so I followed the work up on diagnosing the problem. I even got a new battery just to be sure, since I had my doubts about my old one. I'm 99% sure I have a bad stator, and after considering other options (including buying another bike--looked at a 79 CB650 today, but no dice) I have decided I would like to try my hand at fixing it myself. My problem is that I do not have a very good workspace available to me, and I don't know what tools I'll need to perform the operation. Thanks to this forum I do know what parts I'll need.
All this to basically ask, what tools will I need to successfully drop my engine and change my stator and get it back in? My current resources are a basic tool kit (wrenches from 7mm-16mm, 10, 12, 14, 17, & 18mm sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, and metric allens), and the possibility to use a garage space with no work bench or any accoutrement of that sort. Would it even be possible to do the job under these circumstances? Will I need a jack or lift of some sort?
A few more newbie questions:
What does the engine weigh when it is all ready to come off the bike?
And roughly how much will the entire procedure cost? I'm guessing $300, but that is just from some cursory research.
Thanks in advance.
I'm in the middle of a cross-country tour. My battery quit holding a charge so I followed the work up on diagnosing the problem. I even got a new battery just to be sure, since I had my doubts about my old one. I'm 99% sure I have a bad stator, and after considering other options (including buying another bike--looked at a 79 CB650 today, but no dice) I have decided I would like to try my hand at fixing it myself. My problem is that I do not have a very good workspace available to me, and I don't know what tools I'll need to perform the operation. Thanks to this forum I do know what parts I'll need.
All this to basically ask, what tools will I need to successfully drop my engine and change my stator and get it back in? My current resources are a basic tool kit (wrenches from 7mm-16mm, 10, 12, 14, 17, & 18mm sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, and metric allens), and the possibility to use a garage space with no work bench or any accoutrement of that sort. Would it even be possible to do the job under these circumstances? Will I need a jack or lift of some sort?
A few more newbie questions:
What does the engine weigh when it is all ready to come off the bike?
And roughly how much will the entire procedure cost? I'm guessing $300, but that is just from some cursory research.
Thanks in advance.