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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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I have decided to change the meetings of the butts and I am that I cannot remove the cover from the back cylinder, is some form, because the manual according to I understand, this work is possible to be done in frame.

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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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On a shovel you have to remove the rear cyl head to replace the rocker box gasket
 
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Thanks friend, but the problem that I have exactly is that I cannot clear the cylinder head then choka with frame
 
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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the cover comes off with the head first, then you remove the cover from the head.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 03:21 AM
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that I do not have space between frame and the cylinder, to clear it butt, or to cilinder head,

perdone , pero es que no tengo espacio para quitar la culata o tapa de cilindro , y temo rayar la base de la culata, y cuando le ponga la junta(gasket) ese espacio se reducira aun mas.

Estoy pensando quitar todo el embrague,carter primaria etc para acceder a los tornillos del motor y quitar éste del cuadro. entiende mi preocupacion,

Gracias y perdonarme si no me explico bien en English.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 04:32 AM
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Is a FLH Classic 3G....H9
 
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Pichilingo,
El motor no necesita ser removido de la motocicleta marco para quitar la culata.
Tienes que quitar la culata del cilindro y la válvula de cubrir como un montaje. No debe ser 1 / 4 "de liquidación entre la válvula y cubrir el marco. Después de quitar los tornillos de la culata debe ser planteadas acerca de 1 / 8" a salir del cilindro. Con la culata de la moto, puede cambiar la válvula de cubrir la junta. Estoy utilizando un servicio de traducción de Internet para responder a usted. Espero que esto se traduce mejor que mi primer intento.

Guys, I don't speak spanish but my daughter told me to try an internet translator. I went to google and typed in "translate spanish to english" and found what I needed. I copied what he wrote and pasted it into the field of the translator thing then translated it to english. They I wrote my answer and translated it to spanish. I copied that and pasted it into this reply to him.
 

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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 02:20 AM
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Megawatt thanks, by your interest, I feel but it, that type of cylinder takes my motorcycle, not to after you remove the screws nonprofit 1/4 or 1/8 of separation between the cover of the cylinder and frame, Front cylinder OK, but the buttock has to me with headache, I am useful that I must change the detent of the gear box, and will clear (chapter five of Climer (M420). Seguire thinking, this has been long time to me, but I can pay to 590 €.a a mechanical German by only changing the meetings of the butt, neither those of the balance beams, nor esmeriral valve etc. Thanks to all, I am open to new ideas. I am using the translator of google.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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Megawatt and I thought you were so cosmopolitan and it turns out to be the internet! Pichilingo does that expression " the buttock has to me with headache " mean it's a pain in your ars ?
 
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sqdealgeorge,
I think the "buttock" comes up from referring to the "rear" head. The translators I have used to check what I wrote turn "rear" into "butt or buttock(s)." It would be kinda funny except it's sure not helping communicate with him.
My next door neighbor speaks spanish but he's at work right now.
I THINK the guy is saying there isn't enough room to remove the rear head but, as you know, if it's in a frame that has anything over about an 1/8" of clearance, he should be able to get it off without pulling the engine.
Is there anybody out there who can speak/write spanish that can help this guy?
 
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