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providencemg
07-25-2007, 06:09 PM
I am replacing the left crankcase cover. After removing all the bolts, i tried pulling the cover straight away from the bike. Unlike the right side which comes right off, there is a spring like resistance. When I seperate the cover about an inch I can see the gears/sprockets behind the cover. I have stopped the process until I get more information. My fear is that the resistance is the crankshaft and somehow in pulling the cover off it will mess up the gears/sprockets. Has anyone removed theirs and did it all fall apart when you did.

providencemg
07-26-2007, 12:10 AM
update:
I have taken the cover off and beginning to swap pieces to new cover.
There is one small bearing pressed into the cover and the manual says use a "special tool" to get it out and press into new cover. Any suggestion when the special tool is not available?