I'm new, love my Tenere 34L but need help...Please

[gingerufus]

Hello,

Firstly, what a great forum and what a pleasure it is to be able to talk to so many enthusiasts.

My bike is a 1984 Tenere XT600, bought because I am tall, love classics and thumpers and dream of travelling. I bought it knowing that it needed some work and was ready to get greasy (I have rebuilt a 1960 Triumph and a 1972 Commando) and was also prepared for some 'sophisticated' Japanese engineering.

The wheel bearings needed replacing, I did that, it needed a new chain and spockets so I did that. Great, I thought. But then oil started to blow out of the head gasket (RHS). I read up on replacing the headgasket in my Clymer manual, dropped the engine and took the head off. I then decided to replace the main shaft as the final drive splines were very worn (one turned up on ebay, lucky). That went ok. But I have noticed some slight play in the main crank bearings and as the engine is out and in bits I might as well have a go at replacing them.

My questions are (and prepare yourselves, they might not be the last)...

1/ How do I remove the cam chain sprocket that is mounted on the crank shaft?

2/ Also How much radial play is acceptable in the gudgeon pin? I have a tiny bit of radial play but no movement up/down (if you see what I mean).

3/ Whare is the best place to get XT600 34L parts from in the UK. At the moment I am going to my Yamaha dealer and am always horrified at the cost!

I hope someone can help me here, I am having withdrawl symptoms and need to get back on my bike as soon as I can.

Thanks

Lewis

[Sinkers]

cam chain sprocket was part of the crankshaft on my wr400 ,,not removable at all .Real pain in the arse .It might be the same on the tenere . But it would have to very very worn to justify a new crank. Just put a rod kit and a new cam chain in it and it will be good to go forever. Old yamahas never die
Cheers
Sinkers

[Sinkers]

forgot to mention, It may be cheaper to get your parts sent over from australia , postage is cheap out of australia, try teammoto yamaha in brisbane
cheers

[gingerufus]

Hmn... the cam chain sprocket prevents me from pulling the main bearing. I will try to use bearing pullers when I can borrow some. If it was on a Brit twin I would have hit it with a ruddy big hammer! Thanks

I will have a go at attaching a pic....

[RCerrie]

Originally Posted by gingerufus

Hmn... the cam chain sprocket prevents me from pulling the main bearing. I will try to use bearing pullers when I can borrow some. If it was on a Brit twin I would have hit it with a ruddy big hammer! Thanks

I will have a go at attaching a pic....

Hi there, I allso had to get the cam chain sprocket off. Took it to a engineering shop, the guy battled but got it off eventually. He used 5 tons of pressure ( not a typo) to get that gear off. Good Luck....Jaco

PS. just check on the gear is a "dot" make sure when you put the gear back it checks out on the crank