biggegg Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 hi everyone,this is my first post(of many,no doubt) probably been covered many times but couldn,t find any(probably looking in the wrong sections of the forum) i am shortly going to be stripping down the bottom of my 2002 290 as i have a growling type noise coming from my bottom end(of the bike) what i was wanting help with is the parts needed and possibly some tips as which is the best way to do it, after a little research i think i will need, 2 main bearings and two crank shaft seals,possibly big end bearing,clutch case gasket,crank case gasket,think i need a gear selector return spring, a clutch holding tool and a flywheel puller,and i will need to inspect bearing/s in gearbox section. don't know if i've missed much out,will i need a cylinder base gasket? many thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 You will need the cylinder base gasket, probably shouldn't need the big end bearing as a bad 1 doesn't make the growling noise you describe. You can get around needing the clutch tool if you have access to a air powered rattle gun Replacing the kickstart spring while you're doing this is a good idea, would be a good time to strip & rebuild the waterpump as well which hopefully will only involve bearings & seals Have a look at the pinned manuals at the top of the page to find a step by step guide, doing the main bearings is a fairly simple job that should be able to be done by most people in a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggegg Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 thanks for that tony27, i want to get a couple of more days out on it then should be doing the work in a couple of weeks hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Hi biggegg, good luck doing the bottom end. Not that difficult at all. See your in the Newcastle area, I'm in Wallsend and have a flywheel puller if you need to borrow one and also a small compressor with windy gun for getting the clutch basket off. Just let me know. Chris. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggegg Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 hi chris,thanks for the offer,i live in gateshead,i was going to have to buy a flywheel puller and i was going to borrow a friends 12v(car battery connection) windy/electric gun but i don't think much of them? so i possibly will take you up on your kind offer many thanks shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi Shaun, no problem just let me know and we'll sort it out. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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