Suggestions of things to do while engine's out

[bodine465]

Picked up what appears to be a great deal on a 96 GTX. Body's in great shape, with very few normal use scratches, no tears or fading to seats, and gauges are clear and scratch free. Price ($760) was low because the previous owner had a buddy doing a top-end rebuild, but there was a falling out and he told P/O to pick up his machine. Engine was already disassembled and ready to be rebuilt. Deal even included the top-end rebuild kit.

I have a 95 HX and XP, but haven't dug into the engines any farther than installing a West Coast head on the HX. Have rebuilt dirt bikes and just finished rebuilding a Kaw Vulcan V-twin engine, so I can hold my own turning wrenches and not too concerned about rebuilding the GTX. What I am wondering is if there are any suggestions about what I should do as long as the engine is out. The case hasn't been split, but since I'm apparently having crank seal problems with my XP (another post), should I split the case and replace the crank and rotary shaft seals? Anything else that I should take advantage of while the engine's out?

 

[seadooya]

unles you got the press and can find the inner seals, you cant rebuild it, after having a shop do it, you best to purchase one done. If anything, with case out, fill the rv assy cavity with oil, then let sit, see if she leaks into the journal area or out into the rv surface.

 

[bodine465]

I must be looking at the wrong seals in the diagrams. Been focusing on the 720 engine in my 95 XP that needs the seals. Didn't realize there was that much of a change internally between the 720 and the 800.

As far as the seals needed to stop oil from leaking into the case of my 720, I thought it was seals #7 & 11 in the HLSM microfiche of the crank. Are those the ones I need, and do I need a press to install them? Also planned to replace seal #9 on the rotary shaft fiche. Are there seals internal on the crank, at the rotary shaft drive gear, that don't show up in the fiche and require the crank to be broken down to access?

Sorry about all the questions. Just diving into a new area and trying to be prepared.

 

[bodine465]

Think I answered my own question. Found a guy selling a crank on eBay that has a close-up picture of the rotary shaft drive gear on the crank. I see the seals on either side of it. Wonderful.... So this is the most likely source of the oil leak or is it the seal on the rotary shaft? If it is, looks like I'm going to have to go with a rebuilt crank. Seems a bit extreme for a $10 seal.....

 

[seadooya]

Think I answered my own question. Found a guy selling a crank on eBay that has a close-up picture of the rotary shaft drive gear on the crank. I see the seals on either side of it. Wonderful.... So this is the most likely source of the oil leak or is it the seal on the rotary shaft? If it is, looks like I'm going to have to go with a rebuilt crank. Seems a bit extreme for a $10 seal.....

you got it...:ack: