Next winter I will be doing a 103 kit, heads, cams, etc to my 08 RG. I will also be installing a chrome inner primary. Since I will be changing the inner primary anyway, how much harder would it be to pull the motor out of the frame (leave the tranny in) and do the motor work on my bench where it will be much easier to torque things, etc?
I have never pulled a motor out of a newer twin cam bike (motor and tranny attached) and was wondering how dificult it could be.
I remember working on my 06 EG it was impossible to properly torque the rocker box bolts on the rear cylinder.
Another option would be to pull the tranny too???

Thanks for your time,
Doug

 

If you pull just the motor out, you will have the eng/trans alignment to do. It is a little trickier installing a rubber mount engine than a solid mount, a second person would help. I don think you could pull the eng/trans assembly at one time on an flt/fxr chassis, on a dyna you can. Sounds like you have no need to get into the bottom end, I would just leave the engine installed. If you use anothe Harley inner primary, you shouldnt have any alignment issues, the eng and trans will stay bolted together.If you dont have a lift such as a handy table lift, now is the time.


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I was thinking that if I ever go that far I'm pulling it and powdercoating the case gloss black

 

If I ever make it that far.....I'm going to have everything brushed and nickeled.

 

I would not pull the motor just so you can torque the rocker boxes. You can get a torque adaptor from Snap On which will let you do it. If you are not going in to the bottom end, just leave it in the frame. My .02

 

Thanks guys, all good points!

Doug

 

Alignment could be a pain , I would not pull it unless you have to.