getting my 85 cr500 to start - Page 6

gscx · 01-01-2008, 03:54 PM

mmmmmmmm.....cookies

crjohn · 01-05-2008, 02:16 PM

well, i tried to take it apart but there is a screw that goes from the out side of the case to inside and i cant get that off, i dont even know if it needs to come off. and the case is really on there. anyone have any tips on taking that case off and not marring up the metal for the gasket? thanks guys

turtlemann14 · 01-05-2008, 06:40 PM

got a picture of the screw? i use vise-grips a hammer and screw driver to get ceased bolts to turn but you have to be very careful

use a dead blow hammer to tap on the case to get it off

wr250f95 · 01-05-2008, 07:54 PM

maybe a pic?

crjohn · 01-07-2008, 07:00 PM

ok....so i got the case off...sorta the rear brake pedal is in the way but its all good i'll figure that out later.....the screw i was talking about, i think its a drain plug....i also realized that the water pump housing needed to come off so i took that off. the oil that comes out is milky. anyways, thanks for all your guys help, it really helped out. thanks

tigmaster · 01-07-2008, 08:59 PM

milky is very bad. this means you have a coolant leak into your oil. this does not happen from just taking off the water pump housing. check your head gasket and case gasket because there is a leak.

crjohn · 01-08-2008, 01:14 PM

well, im glad i traded a pos car for this bike insted of paying cash for it. thanks tig. im prolly gonna tear it apart and rebuild it and clean it up. thanks guys

tigmaster · 01-08-2008, 09:34 PM

glad we could help. sorry about the bad news.

crjohn · 01-08-2008, 10:53 PM

i got the case all the way off and i say the water pump bearing has expolded, so i figure i might as well pull the engine out of the bike and clean it up and paint it(perks of working at body shop). so i take the radiators off and there empty....great.....i know the engine is not siezed because i had it fire for a second. i have a question about removing the motor. i took all the bolts off and the motor still wont come out. i took the carb off, disconnected the clutch lines and electric lines and its still stuck, im thinking its stuck on the swing arm, i removed the bolt that holds it to the swing arm. i put a jack under the motor and tried to lift it out but it just lifts the whole bike. i'll be messing with it more tomorrow. im loving dirt bikes, the parts are pretty cheap. compared to car parts.

tigmaster · 01-09-2008, 09:37 PM

try to pry it out from the swingarm side.

01-01-2008, 03:54 PM	#51 (permalink)
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01-05-2008, 06:40 PM	#53 (permalink)
turtlemann14 Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,360 iTrader: (0)	got a picture of the screw? i use vise-grips a hammer and screw driver to get ceased bolts to turn but you have to be very careful use a dead blow hammer to tap on the case to get it off __________________ If it does not move at first, get a bigger hammer!! Myspace Yamaha 1982 xj550 under bike lights Kawasaki klx250 1979 custom fiberglass silencer+ Honda xr200r 1985 stock = Dakaw Dk250 2008

01-05-2008, 07:54 PM	#54 (permalink)
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01-07-2008, 08:59 PM	#56 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,659 iTrader: (1)	milky is very bad. this means you have a coolant leak into your oil. this does not happen from just taking off the water pump housing. check your head gasket and case gasket because there is a leak. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

01-08-2008, 09:34 PM	#58 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,659 iTrader: (1)	glad we could help. sorry about the bad news. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

01-05-2008, 02:16 PM	#52 (permalink)
crjohn C Rider Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	well, i tried to take it apart but there is a screw that goes from the out side of the case to inside and i cant get that off, i dont even know if it needs to come off. and the case is really on there. anyone have any tips on taking that case off and not marring up the metal for the gasket? thanks guys

01-07-2008, 07:00 PM	#55 (permalink)
crjohn C Rider Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	ok....so i got the case off...sorta the rear brake pedal is in the way but its all good i'll figure that out later.....the screw i was talking about, i think its a drain plug....i also realized that the water pump housing needed to come off so i took that off. the oil that comes out is milky. anyways, thanks for all your guys help, it really helped out. thanks

01-08-2008, 01:14 PM	#57 (permalink)
crjohn C Rider Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	well, im glad i traded a pos car for this bike insted of paying cash for it. thanks tig. im prolly gonna tear it apart and rebuild it and clean it up. thanks guys

01-08-2008, 10:53 PM	#59 (permalink)
crjohn C Rider Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	i got the case all the way off and i say the water pump bearing has expolded, so i figure i might as well pull the engine out of the bike and clean it up and paint it(perks of working at body shop). so i take the radiators off and there empty....great.....i know the engine is not siezed because i had it fire for a second. i have a question about removing the motor. i took all the bolts off and the motor still wont come out. i took the carb off, disconnected the clutch lines and electric lines and its still stuck, im thinking its stuck on the swing arm, i removed the bolt that holds it to the swing arm. i put a jack under the motor and tried to lift it out but it just lifts the whole bike. i'll be messing with it more tomorrow. im loving dirt bikes, the parts are pretty cheap. compared to car parts.

01-09-2008, 09:37 PM	#60 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,659 iTrader: (1)	try to pry it out from the swingarm side. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

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