KAWASAKI S2 350 RESTORATION

[TITANIUMBULLET]

thanks for that ! i seen that one on another website. its the clutch release assembly. the previous owner chewed the phillips head screw and i cant get it out. might have to drill it out tomorrow and easy out.let you know
cheers

[kawadave]

Cool...glad your sorted.

[Stuzrx]

Easy outs!!! ....bejeezus,do they still make those mongrel things.There should be a law against those suckers.

If you stuff the cases,I have a spare set of S1 cases you can have for a bourbon + postage.All your other stuff will go straight onto 'em.

Good luck with it.

[TITANIUMBULLET]

hahah thanks mate , appreciate the offer. let you know!

[TITANIUMBULLET]

success!! well sort of! i couldn't get that screw out ,it was just too tight of a space for the cordless drill so i cheated and bent the other side of clutch release assembly bracket until it was just enough to lift the case off. pics attched.
i need your opinions of the crank. does it look ok , does it need to be rebuilt, bit of surface rust on one side, should i take the risk and put it together with new gaskets and see what happens??

[kawadave]

Difficult to say by looking at the pics.

But ...if you need your crank shaft rebuilt "Triple Cranks" is your man.
Only trouble is he lives in the USA... but I believe his prices are realistic.
http://kawasakitriples.myfastforum.org/ ... file&u=307

[TITANIUMBULLET]

i think i'm going to clean it up and take the risk. it doesn't look too bad.

[Stuzrx]

I'd get it looked at 1st ,then decide.

Hey kawadave...don't you know of anyone in Aust??

[kawadave]

Hey kawadave...don't you know of anyone in Aust??

Sorry Stu I don't....

[Stuzrx]

Apparently there are a number of 2stroke crank builders around Sydney and Brisvegas with a good record.Am waiting for further info.

What does The Gos reckon?? Kawadave....with an apparent number of people available,what made you go to the US???I'm a bit surprise you didn't
investigate Aust 1st !!!

[kawadave]

Kawadave....with an apparent number of people available,what made you go to the US???I'm a bit surprise you didn't
investigate Aust 1st !!!

There probably is Stu...

I guess its was just a case of someone I knew that would do the right job at the right price.
Lets face it we're all sick and tired of getting ripped off in Aus.

[Gosling1]

.....i think i'm going to clean it up and take the risk. it doesn't look too bad......

thats what I would be doing. The important things to check is the play on the rods. A bit of lateral play is OK, you don't want more than about 1mm at the little end. Radial play is way more important - you don't want to feel *any* play if you pull or push the rod on the crank. Nothing. Any play here and you really want the crank rebuilt.

As for 2T engine/crank builders - my local old-school mechanic has done a couple of 2T singles for me, but does not have the gear for a multi. There used to be a mob in Melbourne who quoted me about a grand to rebuild the H2 crank a few years ago - would have to dig up the contact for this. There was also a couple of good mechanics in Sydney who used to do bottom-ends but they tend to only get work from word-of-mouth. Col Linney was a z9 legend, but he is long gone unfortunately......

As long as you get those cases sparkling clean and the rod play is minimal - the only other real issue is the condition of the crank seals. These are impossible to check unless the motor is together and you can do a leak-down test.

Looking forward to seeing this rig on the road

[kawadave]

There used to be a mob in Melbourne who quoted me about a grand to rebuild the H2 crank a few years ago - would have to dig up the contact for this. .

Just for the record...
The crankshaft re builder I mentioned above...charges $350.00, this includes top quality USA made labyrinth seals.
Plus postage back and forth is the killer.

[steve086]

greg ball in Sydney a few months ago rebuilt my dads h2 crank did a top job for what its worth i'd rebuild the crank cause its a bitch to put it back tegther and find out its no good

[TITANIUMBULLET]

look what i picked up today! told you it was going to be a long resto
it was still a bit dusty , i asked for full gloss but it turned out like semi-gloss which i'm still happy about.