fast87 Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 how easy and how much time does it take to remove a complete banshee engine? i'm thinking about it soon when i rebuild my top end, just taking the whole motor out and cleaning it all up, Thanks. ~Mark~ P.S.-is there anything to watch out for? and what's the best way to take it out wthout dropping it?? possibly tie it to a small engine hoist and slide it out with minimal damage.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H300F Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Cake most time spent is taking off pipes, carbs, chain, and electrics. its not that heavy just lift it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast87 Posted November 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 you make it sound easy, which i'm sure it's not totally easy, everything has hard parts, at least for me it;s all going wrong...the electronics basically unplug right? and is there a specific order to unbolt it? do i have to remove the whole front engine mounts so they don;t get in the way later? don;t tell me it;s not heavy, cuz for about a 400lb quad, at least half of that must be engine..Thanks for the help though. ~Mark~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean10 Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 I take my motor out in about 15 min or even less. 1st take the carbs off. Than the pipes(not the silencers), drain the radiator fluid,pull the two motor mount bolts from the bottom, disconnect the clutch cable from underneath the left carb,disconnect the electrical, take the coil wires off the spark plugs, remove the front and rear bolts connecting the frame to the motor and your ready to pull it out! Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenr74 Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 It all depends on what you want to do with the motor. If you just want to clean it then it is pretty easy. If you are talking about completely dissassembling it then it's a little more trouble. It weighs less than 100lbs though. Unbolt and lift out. I've found it easier to pull it out from the stator side if it is still assembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 It really easy if you take the top end off first. I took mine all the way down to the crank. From start to finish of tear down... about 2hr and 6 beers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICK BOY Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Buy your self a Clymer repair manual and a six pack,and you'll be shocked how easy it is.Just take your time,and label all the wires,hoses,and bolts you take off.If you get pissed off take a brake or quit for the day, 90% of the things I f*ck up or brake are done because I'm tired or getting pissed off.I learned its easier to just give up for a while,and come back to it later and its a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 How the hell you guys do that so fast! It took me about 6 hours (a break or two in there) the other night and I thought that was quick. This included removing everything though. I take off all plastics, remove pipes, remove airbox (single carb) and carb, remove nerfs and pegs, stator side stuff, clutch side stuff, head (that alone takes 10 minutes to turn 1/4 each on 1 through 10 till loose so you don't warp the head), then pull the cylinders, pull the pistons, remove belly skid to get to mounts, remove mounts, put jack under engine unbolt engine and remove. Then you can remove crankcase bolts and crack the case then you can remove the tranny and crankshaft. If you do it this way you use your shee as a holding tool when your trying to remove bolts that don't wanna come loose. This way also makes it pretty light to remove also probably 40 lbs or so. I've never removed it as a whole so I couldn't tell you on the weight. If you just wanna clean the outside then you probably don't wanna do all this work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I remove the front plastics, top end, stator side stuff, clutch side stuff all while in the frame. It's easier to use the quad as a vise to hold the engine than doing it on the bench. I've done it a couple times now. I don't have belly skids, nerfs that need to come off. I leave them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignasty1 Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 it really is as easy as we say it is. the motor comes out pretty quick. just make sure you put all the bolts and what not in labled bags so you dont forget where they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 labeled bags is a must for the first time. That saved me especially since I had it part for a month or so then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICK BOY Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I made a engine work stand out of 2x4's like they show you in the Clymer repair manual.It works great,engine don't rock or move as you work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast87 Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Wow that's a lot of info guys, i agree a lot with mcaf29, i have a lot to take off too...i'll check out the stealership soon for a clymers manual too, that should help in just about everything, good idea on the bags for bolts also, i would figure the engine must weigh more than 100lbs, i recently have been fixing up a couple 50's and those i thought were pretty heavy engine for 50's...i still don;t understand why u would need to take off the belly skid and nerfs though, maybe the front plastic because i haven't cut my fenders yet...Thanks again. ~Mark~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 There are two reasons I take the belly skid off. The fist reason is there are bolts under there for the tension rods that need to be removed (done the Clymer way) and I use a floorjack to support the engine while removing the bolts that hold the engine in. The reason I remove the nerfs is because I have propegs and you need to remove the footpegs to pull the stator cover and clutch cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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