» Site Navigation |
|
» » » » Motorcycle Forums
|
|
» Links |
|
|
|
 |
|
06-05-2008, 09:05 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Un-Herd # -1
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: N-Dallas rural
Posts: 3,075
|
After left side dump & frame replacement, is engine moved?
I've got this question posted "over there." ... and a PM to Max but haven't gotten an answer or advice yet. The question is becoming urgent, I've gone 62 days w/o my V-Rod fix...
My left subframe section was bent inwards by my slip & fall, one of the things attached to it was an engine cross-brace, right side of engine anchored by this cross brace to left side of frame. The brace is adjustable, however, while I was able to easily disconnect it from the bent frame section, it will not reconnect to the new straight frame section. There is a good 1/4" to 5/16" gap that seems to indicate that the engine is moved right in the frame by the fall.
No part of the engine was scuffed of bent, nothing seems to have touched the ground, my broken foot provided the padding necessary. That said, it appears that the only thing that could have transferred force to the engine to shift it to the right would have been this same brace/mount assy that now confounds me. I am not willing to just adjust to fit, I am concerned that I need to know what is out of square. Can engine mounts break and act like this? Bike is an '05 B-Rod with under 20,000 miles
__________________
Some days you feel like TORQUE!
Some days you feel like HORSEPOWER!
Once you establish yourself as an eccentric,
you rarely have to explain your actions.
Something a guy at a HD parts counter told me 30 years ago,
"You know what I'd do with that bike if it was mine? RIDE IT! Nothin' else ."
|
|
|
|
06-05-2008, 09:56 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: The Chosen Spot, Western NY
Posts: 4,782
|
Nathan,
One suggestion about your post over there, bring it out of Rhyno's thread and into its own.
|
|
|
|
|
06-05-2008, 11:40 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Un-Herd # -1
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: N-Dallas rural
Posts: 3,075
|
Up front now.
__________________
Some days you feel like TORQUE!
Some days you feel like HORSEPOWER!
Once you establish yourself as an eccentric,
you rarely have to explain your actions.
Something a guy at a HD parts counter told me 30 years ago,
"You know what I'd do with that bike if it was mine? RIDE IT! Nothin' else ."
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2008, 09:12 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
COB
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hillsburrito, Or
Posts: 1,831
|
I'd hate to think the motor shifted because that would sound like the frame got tweaked.
__________________
.
.
Search and ye shall find......the anwer to your exhaust question is in the exhaust forum.....whodda thunk it?
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2008, 04:18 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Official Ass Tweaker
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 1,219
|
What he said - loosen up all the mounts, then see how it fits. If the strap then fits, just tighten up the rest of the motor mounts.
These things are not manufactured perfectly correct - they do have a certain amount of slop built in to them to allow for that.
You are certainly right that if the adjustable strap won't fit, something is wrong.
Maybe loosening up everything will let it all get back into place.
Check with your local dealer whether they can check the frame for straight. Better still, check out how to do that. It's not that tough, all they do is measure between fixed points on the frame.
Personally, given the nature of your down, I seriously doubt you have bent the frame. More likely just knocked something adjustable out a little.
__________________
Hol' My Beer, Bubba, An' Watch 'Is 
1980 FLH80 Shrine (originally).
Generally speaking, you don't die on motorcycles.
You die a few yards away from what's left of them.
Yes, I have had two bottles of wine. What the fukk is your problem
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2008, 09:24 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Un-Herd # -1
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: N-Dallas rural
Posts: 3,075
|
Got good advice... read the f'ing manual...
Quote:
|
Do you have the '05 VRSC Service Manual? You shouldn't be attempting this repair without it. The wheel alignment needs to be checked and the engine needs to be centered before installing the stabilizer link. Section 2.28 on pages 2-77 to 2-79 has info on wheel alignment and the engine stabilizer link adjustment.
|
The manual says..
Quote:
|
The stabilizer link between the engine and frame is a horizontal engine locator only. The stabilizer link is not to be used to adjust the horizontal alignment of the rear wheel.
|
..and also
Quote:
|
IMPORTANT NOTE If installing the stabilizer link causes interference between the rear tire and the fender mounting hardware...
|
Apparently the structural and functional realtionships of these parts are not a simple as they look.
That makes it sound like the pivot points for the swingarm are not integral with the frame, but with the engine/transmission sub-assembly, which would be a floating assembly, relative to the frame. But there are pivot bearing holders integral with the frame.
So if the engine/transmission sub-assembly is not square in the frame, the rear wheel alignment, actually the centering in the fender will be affected?
I think I'm gonna have a headache.
__________________
Some days you feel like TORQUE!
Some days you feel like HORSEPOWER!
Once you establish yourself as an eccentric,
you rarely have to explain your actions.
Something a guy at a HD parts counter told me 30 years ago,
"You know what I'd do with that bike if it was mine? RIDE IT! Nothin' else ."
Last edited by Nathang : 06-07-2008 at 10:11 AM.
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2008, 05:21 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Official Ass Tweaker
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 1,219
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathang
Got good advice... read the f'ing manual...
.............................
I think I'm gonna have a headache.
|
I think I'm gonna join you 
__________________
Hol' My Beer, Bubba, An' Watch 'Is
1980 FLH80 Shrine (originally).
Generally speaking, you don't die on motorcycles.
You die a few yards away from what's left of them.
Yes, I have had two bottles of wine. What the fukk is your problem
|
|
|
|
|
06-09-2008, 07:09 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
70's Drag racer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Castle Rock, WA, USA
Posts: 39
|
Your impact causes alot of problems. Engine alignment is important and even the mounts on the off side may be damaged. Buy the service manuel. Best $60 you'll ever spend.
|
|
|
|
|
06-09-2008, 01:25 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
Un-Herd # -1
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: N-Dallas rural
Posts: 3,075
|
I have the manual for both of my bikes.
That's how come I'm quoting it.
__________________
Some days you feel like TORQUE!
Some days you feel like HORSEPOWER!
Once you establish yourself as an eccentric,
you rarely have to explain your actions.
Something a guy at a HD parts counter told me 30 years ago,
"You know what I'd do with that bike if it was mine? RIDE IT! Nothin' else ."
|
|
|
|
|
06-10-2008, 04:31 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Official Ass Tweaker
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 1,219
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathang
I have the manual for both of my bikes.
That's how come I'm quoting it.
|
My headache came back
__________________
Hol' My Beer, Bubba, An' Watch 'Is
1980 FLH80 Shrine (originally).
Generally speaking, you don't die on motorcycles.
You die a few yards away from what's left of them.
Yes, I have had two bottles of wine. What the fukk is your problem
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
