Post by new2scootn on Oct 5, 2012 21:49:34 GMT -6
Hopefully this will help the next guy save a lot of harsh language and guesswork. Start by putting trike on center stand and removing the battery tray under the seat and setting it off to the side like in the pic(no need to disconnect it unless you want).
Now you can look straight down in and see the crossmember under the intake hose and the three bolts holding it in.
But wait, there's another bolt holdin' it too so next you want to open the left side storage compartment and remove the liner. This will give you access to the air filter cover(which has to be removed ) and easier access to the other bolt holdin' on the crossmember(a "dogbone" motor mount).
In this next pic the dogbone is circled in blue, the yellow arrow points to the nut that must be removed to slide the dogbone off with the long crossmember bolt. The red arrows show the crossmember bolts.
If you're wonderin' what that green arrow is pointing to it's one of the "mods" I had to do during the PDI to get the air tube to stay secured to the air box. Turns out the flared end of a piece of 1 and 1/4 inch PVC conduit fits snugly inside the air box outlet and then provides the support to be able to tighten the crap out of the clamp to keep the air hose secure(otherwise mine kept popping off 'cause the bend of the air tube ain't quite right).
Ok, now you want to c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y separate the side body panel from the rear panel. This panel must be separated to allow for room to remove the long bolt from the crossmember. You need to remove the screws from under the rearmost foot pad and a couple from underneath in the rear so you'll be able to flex the panel a little.
The side panel is secured to the back panel with tabs that lock into slots in the rear panel. You need to flex the panel and release these tabs but go easy and be careful, you don't want to break these tabs. Hard parts' over now so you can remove the four nuts from the crossmember and dogbone now. Now you need to support the motor and lift it up slightly to take the load off of the bolts so they'll slide out. I used my floor jack and a piece of 2x4 under the oil drain to raise her up.
You'll know when she's at the perfect height when the bolts get loose. Then you can just slide 'em out and wiggle the crossmember around to remove it.
And there's your motor mount/crossmember! Mine seems to be ok but I don't like the slop the bolts have in the bushings so I'm trying to see if I can find slightly larger diameter bolts for a snugger fit. Real curious to see if daddue11's crossmember bushings failed or a weld failed.
Now you can look straight down in and see the crossmember under the intake hose and the three bolts holding it in.
But wait, there's another bolt holdin' it too so next you want to open the left side storage compartment and remove the liner. This will give you access to the air filter cover(which has to be removed ) and easier access to the other bolt holdin' on the crossmember(a "dogbone" motor mount).
In this next pic the dogbone is circled in blue, the yellow arrow points to the nut that must be removed to slide the dogbone off with the long crossmember bolt. The red arrows show the crossmember bolts.
If you're wonderin' what that green arrow is pointing to it's one of the "mods" I had to do during the PDI to get the air tube to stay secured to the air box. Turns out the flared end of a piece of 1 and 1/4 inch PVC conduit fits snugly inside the air box outlet and then provides the support to be able to tighten the crap out of the clamp to keep the air hose secure(otherwise mine kept popping off 'cause the bend of the air tube ain't quite right).
Ok, now you want to c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y separate the side body panel from the rear panel. This panel must be separated to allow for room to remove the long bolt from the crossmember. You need to remove the screws from under the rearmost foot pad and a couple from underneath in the rear so you'll be able to flex the panel a little.
The side panel is secured to the back panel with tabs that lock into slots in the rear panel. You need to flex the panel and release these tabs but go easy and be careful, you don't want to break these tabs. Hard parts' over now so you can remove the four nuts from the crossmember and dogbone now. Now you need to support the motor and lift it up slightly to take the load off of the bolts so they'll slide out. I used my floor jack and a piece of 2x4 under the oil drain to raise her up.
You'll know when she's at the perfect height when the bolts get loose. Then you can just slide 'em out and wiggle the crossmember around to remove it.
And there's your motor mount/crossmember! Mine seems to be ok but I don't like the slop the bolts have in the bushings so I'm trying to see if I can find slightly larger diameter bolts for a snugger fit. Real curious to see if daddue11's crossmember bushings failed or a weld failed.
