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Countershaft bearing went out and took out the bore for the bearing. Anyone have any tips on this?
I plan on having it welded up and either putting in a metal sleeve and boring that to size or going thru aluminum weld to size.
Zippers performance is telling me a sleeve is the way to go. My Welder is telling me welding wont be a problem
Also I have the original trap door to go off of for location and the aftermarket zippers trap door
Used case is not an option. Everyone I have seen doesn't have the cam cover and then there is the cost of putting the crank in. No cam cover = line boring additional bores in the cam chest. And the only issue I have with a steel sleeve is then I have 2 bores to size in and keep parallel. Still needs to be welded up on the face and bore as well.
Thanks for your input
Last edited by Wi_Duker; Mar 10, 2017 at 04:08 AM.
I'd be dropping it all off at Hal's, & saying Fix It, call me when it's done! What exactly happened, what a mess? What year & model? Good Luck, BJ
1 Hal's machine shop is being reorganized and they cannot do a job like this
2 Hal's like all other dealers here in Wisconsin have a rule they will not work on a bike more than 10 years old.
I would never have Hals work on my bike. They charge 95 an hour and I do almost everything myself.
As to the bike it is a 1988 sportster hugger, The counterbore bearing went out and the countershaft took out the hole. This is most likely due to me breaking a countershaft over a year ago. I fixed the transmission, replaced the bearing but missed out on the hole being weakened, that is my theory anyways.
I have to split the case. Then have it welded up. I think what I am going to do is strive to shoot the bore in the welded case and if I cannot get it withing .0005 parallel and .001 location then I will enlarge the bore and try it again with a steel sleeve
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Have to weld up reshoot counteshaft bore
