Engine Removal

[Richard_Schmid]

Hi, I write for any tips about removing the engine from my bike (bandit 6).

I originally just wanted to remove the exhaust manifold, however two bolts broke off and concequently become stuck need to be removed. I have an mechanical minded friend who has said that if the engine he should be able to get in and get em out.

Just wondering if anyone has any past experience of doing this, and if anyone has any tips to take note before I start tommorrow.

I`m equiped with a Haynes manual and good sense of humour God help me.

Thanks

richard

[faddius]

Dont undo the wrong bolt by accident, like my friend.

God knows how he dropped out his engine by accident, let alone having to wait for me to go to his house to help him get it back in.

[Richard_Schmid]

Also, how much approximitly is the engine likely to weigh. There`s two of us, enough?

Thanks

[stinkwheel]

Two people is enough, don't try to lift it yourself.

Have something to put it down onto nearby (a piece of old carpet or a forklift pallet or similar).

Make sure absolutely ALL cables, hoses and wires are disconnected first. Cover the frame tubes you'll be moving it past with tape to avoid damaging paintwork.

A car jack can be handy to support the weight of the engine while you slide the bolts out.
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[Richard_Schmid]

Cool, will buy a hydraulic one tommorrow before i start.

[Whosthedaddy]

Getting an engine out of the frame is not as scary as you think as long as you remember to undo all the electrical connections, pipes and bolts.

The engine will weigh somewhere in the region of a grown male say 70-80kg. Of course this is a dead weight and being an awkward shape and distribution, difficult to man handle on your own.

I 'accidentally' dropped the FZR engine on my own in a sudden unexpected manner, can't remember how but had to swiftly move my feet and ankles sharpish as to avoid them being hit.

I was unable to remove the headers from the engine so this made it a little difficult to balance on a piece of wood or jack, but a jack and a pair of hands should be all that you need.

One method that I found useful if on your own was to support the engine underneath, remove the back wheel when the engine bolts were removed, lift the rear up and walk the frame forward like a wheel barrow and as soon as the frame is clear of the engine you can steer the frame to one side leaving the engine still as can be.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/fzr600_067_190.jpg

Getting the engine back in should be the removal in reverse quite literally.

I stripped the bike back to a little more than just dropping the engine and being a backward thinking red neck kind of a guy, this was the method for refitting.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/fzr600_075_116.jpg

Balance the engine on a car tyre and just lower the frame over the top. Of course if the engines light enough, a storage box may do the trick.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/p8270003_849.jpg

I must ask Santa for a bike lift next year.
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