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And a few of the case

More crank...

Now for some of the crank assembly (still in tact).

Bunch more pics. Starting with the bottom of the piston and the inside of the sleeve.

Claas - I couldn't see any locktite on the tranny cartridge plate bolts, but they were only finger tight, so any that was on there probably was rattled out from the chattering since the bolts managed to lose any torque they had. The motor was losing coolant, very slowly. Never could get it to st...

Valves....more yummy. Checkout the exhaust ports....

I'll start by linking to my other thread that leads to this one. That way the background info is there. Short summary...tranny oil was getting into the engine oil, cracked case is the culprit.<br /><br />See this thread for the full story and pics...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cannondaleride...

First Dale teardown. Believe me, I always read the manual, and if the answer isn't clear I ask. I keep a printed manual in a binder in the garage. There is way to much free knowledge floating around on these boards for me to just "Wing it"...lol.<br /><br />I've been reading the ma...

Hahahaha....okay. Something told me there was an easy way to do this, and I was spacing out. Too many carb cleaner fumes today! Thanks Wistech.

So, I pretty much have everything but the head and cam chain removed. I'm trying to get the crank nut off, but I'm afraid to try using anything to counter rotate other parts (for instance, applying opposite pressure to the cams while turning the crank nut).<br /><br />Any hints as to how I s...