Glad you guys figured it out, and thanks for posting the steps. -Kyle
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 7:23 AM David Heffner <ddheff...@gmail.com> wrote: > I forgot two items... > > 7.1..Remove gear shifter, mark position of shifter on shaft for easy > installation. > > 7.2..Remove clutch side front foot peg. > > On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 10:26:29 PM UTC-5 David Heffner wrote: > >> So my father, son and I decided to tackle this project... Here is what we >> did... >> >> 1..Remove seat >> >> 2..Remove rear wheel >> >> 3..Remove grab rail >> >> 4..Remove clutch side rear shock >> >> 5..Remove final drive with drive shaft and swing arm >> >> 6..Remove universal if it did not come off with the final drive swing arm >> assembly >> >> 7..Remove the rear cross shaft bearing holder >> >> 8..Drain engine oil >> >> 9..Remove small oil line that is running horizontally >> >> 10..Remove top and bottom banjo bolts on long oil line running >> vertically. This will give you room to work the housing on and off. >> >> 11..Disconnect the electrical connection running vertically and move out >> of the way. >> >> 12..Remove the side gear case housing. We used a piece of 2x4 and lead >> shot mallet. Hit it from the top, hit it from the throttle side to clutch >> side in rear wheel space, repeat until housing comes off. >> >> 13..Clean up gasket surfaces on side gear case housing and engine. >> >> 14..On side gear case housing remove old clutch shaft seal and replace >> using a socket to press it in >> >> 15..Ensure the o-ring is still in place at the far left oil pipe in the >> engine. Recommend replacing the o-ring...cheap insurance. >> >> 16..Apply light permatex to engine gasket surface this will hold the >> gasket in place while you get the side gear case housing lined up and back >> in place to bolt in. >> >> 17..Bolt side gear case housing back in. Fist tighten the three bolts >> that are around the cross shaft bearing holder. >> >> 18..Reassemble in reverse order above. >> >> 19..Recommend replacing the banjo bolts crush washers during reassembly >> for the oil lines >> >> >> Helpful hints... >> >> ...Create a card board template of the gasket so you can shove the bolts >> in it as you remove them from the housing. >> >> ...Use some sort of liquid wrench product on all the bolts/nuts... we >> broke the cross shaft bearing holder housing and side gear case housing >> where one of the four bolts went together...we were loosening the bolt not >> tightening it! Thank goodness we had a donor bike to scavenge parts from. >> >> ...Do not tighten the most forward small bolt of the housing more than 8 >> ft lbs. We broke ours off in the engine and ended up breaking part of the >> engine case trying to easy out the broken bolt. >> >> ...Lining up the drive shaft and universal was not working so we had to >> separate the drive shaft and final drive swing arm and mount them >> separately. To get the splines to line up it, it took to two people one >> moving the drive shaft at the rubber cover near the universal and the other >> holding up the final drive housing. >> On Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 4:51:00 PM UTC-5 David Heffner wrote: >> >>> How do you replace the push rod oil seal Honda nighthawk 700S 1984? >>> We were able to remove the old seal put now we cant figure out how to >>> put the new one in. >>> Can it be installed from the out side or do I have to take about the >>> case and install it from the inside? >>> Can't find the replacement process in the Honda manual. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/4491bbd3-05d1-40d9-8603-fe733936d449n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/4491bbd3-05d1-40d9-8603-fe733936d449n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXVcVYTrAjaOOYvd1nEfn-9Ayd6hOPK2esEXM-%2BWXfa%2BNw%40mail.gmail.com.
