Fitting z1000 engine

[mike_p]

Any tips on refitting a z1000 engine as i had to shoe horn it out when I stripped the bike down and I don't want to ferk up my nice shiny frame now. I was contemplating taking the head off but as the motor is sound it seems a bit drastic plus I'm putting the bike back together and don't really want to start taking it apart again. Take sump off or rocker cover ? Any tips appreciated 👍
Cheers

[z1bman]

its a lot easier to put the frame over the engine

[z1000puddin]

Yeah
Lay the engine on its side , suitably supported
then , with a spare pair of hands , lay the frame over the engine as Z1b says

[Julian_Boolean]

It's a lot easier if you get a friend to help you, especially when that friend is RobW.
Put tape or foam round the frame to protect it.

[mike_p]

Cheers fellas,
Problem is the front end and swingarm is in now so I'd probably do as much paint damage trying to lay on side over engine......does anyone know if it'll be a lot easier if I take sump off ?

[Bill Newman]

It's a lot easier if you get a friend to help you, especially when that friend is RobW.
Put tape or foam round the frame to protect it.

You must have been reading my project thread from 5 years ago😉

There is a good picture here of how to do it featuring RobW

http://www.z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vie ... c&start=60

The picture is about half way down page 5 of the thread.

[z1bman]

removing the cams & center idler & cam cover will give you more clearance than removing the sump be careful with the exhaust studs against the front frame tubes remove them if they will come out easily

[swampy]

tape toilet roll tube around the frame to protect the tubes when fitting the engine.

[mike_p]

Thanks for all the good advice guys 👍

[johny brando]

Sump & Cam box off = good .........as you get the extra clearance & you can re-shim it even easier before it goes in & more importantly...... you can clean your oil pump strainer too !

[Mr Bump]

When i did it last year i used a strong mate, two trolley jacks and a couple of lumps
Of thick plywood.
Place one jack under the empty engine 'bay' with a lump of wood on it and spend some time fiddling with the height of it until the engine would sit on it at about the right height without it lying on the frame rails and chewing the paint. Then position the engine alongside the bike and raise the engine up to the right height on the other jack and piece of wood.

While one of you keeps the engine balanced the other can go and stand on the opposite side of the bike. You can then carefully shuffle the engine onto the other jack inside the frame without really having to bear the whole wieght of the engine and risking losing control of it. Then its easy to tweak the engine position to get some bolts in. This worked fine without any scratches.

As the wise men said, protect the paint with something and watch the exhaust studs. I left my studs in but put nuts on them to protect the theads and make them a little less 'sharp'. There's all sorts of ways to skin a cat but this worked for me with a complete engine.

Olly

[weaver]

When i did it last year i used a strong mate, two trolley jacks and a couple of lumps
Of thick plywood.
Place one jack under the empty engine 'bay' with a lump of wood on it and spend some time fiddling with the height of it until the engine would sit on it at about the right height without it lying on the frame rails and chewing the paint. Then position the engine alongside the bike and raise the engine up to the right height on the other jack and piece of wood.

While one of you keeps the engine balanced the other can go and stand on the opposite side of the bike. You can then carefully shuffle the engine onto the other jack inside the frame without really having to bear the whole wieght of the engine and risking losing control of it. Then its easy to tweak the engine position to get some bolts in. This worked fine without any scratches.

As the wise men said, protect the paint with something and watch the exhaust studs. I left my studs in but put nuts on them to protect the theads and make them a little less 'sharp'. There's all sorts of ways to skin a cat but this worked for me with a complete engine.

Olly

this is how I did my 1100r worked well

[flateddie]

I seen a good tip the other day using pipe insulation for 15mm copper pipe around the frame tubes I have done both methods dropped the frame over the engine and removed head and used strong 21 year old son to help and the best way is drop the frame over the engine