Have you had crank issues with TC?
Cruiser
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I thought there was two pry points (front and back) you can stick a large flat screw driver in... and wiggle it open. That jims tool is so over priced, it's not even funny. Wish George made something like that, but they don't.
Cruiser
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I sent the whole crankcase off to Darkhorse Crankworks. They balanced, welded, h-beam rods, and timken bearing. The works. It cost a pretty penny. The top end was fine but I had the heads ported over at Fuel Moto. It's holding up good now I have 7,000 miles on the new crank. It stays wound up in the higher rpms most of the day. It sounds like you're on the right track. It sucks having the bike down but in the end it's worth it to have peace of mind.
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I saw a video with one. But could not find it on, my 2007.
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Last edited by madmuthertrucker; Feb 2, 2024 at 08:30 PM.
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Thank you very much for the info. I'm still finishing my truck restoration, but I'm in the home stretch with that. That's actually not a bad price, and something I can do.. And like you said, it'll never come apart again. I take my bike on big runs for vacation, usually 1600 miles or more. She gave me the beans going to Wisconsin couple years ago, so I've let it sit until I had the time. Again thanks allot!
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From: Honah Lee
My 04 TCb has never had a problem. Only has a little over 50,000 test miles however. It still runs like new.
Only broken mechanical part was the spline in the alternator rotor. Wasn't from the compensator nut (bolt) coming loose either. It was still Loctite set.
Only broken mechanical part was the spline in the alternator rotor. Wasn't from the compensator nut (bolt) coming loose either. It was still Loctite set.
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