R75/5 engine removal

woodly1069 · 01-06-2013, 11:07 AM

Isn't it typical that one or two little things lead to an entire tear down? Well it is for me...Just wondering about this last bolt, the one that runs under/through the engine. The engine is pivoting on it when I take the rear one out. Is it a long stud like the rear one or is there a trick I'm missing? Doesn't look like there are any seals around it so I assume that it isn't in the oil...Just don't want to beat on the thing and break the engine casing!

Any thoughts?

dmftoy1 · 01-06-2013, 11:19 AM

Two long through bolts on my 74 r90/6. The rear is longer because the foot pegs bolt to it. Pretty sure /5 is identical frame/mounting wise. Mine had significant corrosion which kept it from coming out easily.

Good luck!

pbarmy · 01-06-2013, 11:36 AM

Get a drift and pound her thru.

woodly1069 · 01-06-2013, 11:51 AM

OK fellas! Thanks a bunch!

dan-o · 01-06-2013, 01:02 PM

get a jack under the engine to take the weight off

woodly1069 · 01-06-2013, 01:36 PM

yo Dan O that's exactly what I did and just so everyone knows for sure, the front was a long stud just the same as the rear one and there was corrosion all over it so I just pounded it out! Thanks guys the engine is out of the frame!

01-06-2013, 11:07 AM	#1
woodly1069 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, KY...really too far from the hills! Oddometer: 1,099	R75/5 engine removal Isn't it typical that one or two little things lead to an entire tear down? Well it is for me...Just wondering about this last bolt, the one that runs under/through the engine. The engine is pivoting on it when I take the rear one out. Is it a long stud like the rear one or is there a trick I'm missing? Doesn't look like there are any seals around it so I assume that it isn't in the oil...Just don't want to beat on the thing and break the engine casing! Any thoughts? __________________ If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem!

01-06-2013, 11:36 AM	#3
pbarmy Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Great Black Swamp Oddometer: 1,682	Get a drift and pound her thru. __________________ "Nostalgia ain't what it once was"

01-06-2013, 11:51 AM	#4
woodly1069 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, KY...really too far from the hills! Oddometer: 1,099	OK fellas! Thanks a bunch! __________________ If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem!

01-06-2013, 01:36 PM	#6
woodly1069 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, KY...really too far from the hills! Oddometer: 1,099	yo Dan O that's exactly what I did and just so everyone knows for sure, the front was a long stud just the same as the rear one and there was corrosion all over it so I just pounded it out! Thanks guys the engine is out of the frame! __________________ If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem!

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01-06-2013, 11:19 AM	#2
dmftoy1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Lexington, IL Oddometer: 132	Two long through bolts on my 74 r90/6. The rear is longer because the foot pegs bolt to it. Pretty sure /5 is identical frame/mounting wise. Mine had significant corrosion which kept it from coming out easily. Good luck!

01-06-2013, 01:02 PM	#5
dan-o Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Oddometer: 75	get a jack under the engine to take the weight off