Before you spend $$ on a puller, neither the SS or the paso were very tight. I made a light weight puller out of a bit of sleel and bolts and washers and a 20mm 3/8 socket


You might need to place a few washers under the screw head . or use shorter screws as the cover comes off

also made a crank turner , a piston stop and a dial gauge holder

I used a battery drill , a 4" angle grinder an electric welder , and a file and some crap that was lying around ( the barrel for the crank turner is a rover v8 valve guide ) no money spent,.......................... Oh yeah , the workshop bench used to be the fence

yea, i work at a sheet metal fabrication shop. so how do ya turn the socket then...

I guess he just turns the two screws.
I wonder if using a big socket is really good though as this will press on the bushing, bearing or rotor while the other tools press against the crankshaft. I guess it`s point of view but I don`t think $15 for a proper tool is much.

G.

yea true since im new i better buy the proper tools. if tue altenator area is all ok, then will look at clutch side, then. next guess is remove the heads and check the valves but the noise was in idle mode. so i doubt the yclutch gears are the problem.

p.s. as for the production date of the tyres, i couldnt find a date on them. what format is it , theres a B / 81 ,

Yeah just turn the screws , but if you can get the proper puller for only
15 bucks I sure would do that . Goods point G I spose you could always use an 8mm socket . Must confess I have never used the puller as both my SS and the paso I could remove the cover by hand after I had broken the gasket seal with a rubber mallet........... and No , I didnt lever it off either

update..... ok so put the chain on, bike is on a center stand off the ground.. was gonna try to turn rear wheel, but cant get it in gear.press the shifter down 6 or 7 times just to make sure , but still free spins cant clik up half way to find nuetral either, pulled in tue clutch and still no catch....

nother update. had the bike lookes at today... the transmission part is shot. the chain took out something... in there thats why it wont shift, so gonna part it out. i will put up a new forsale post. for parts. has ferraci pipes also, in great condition.. everything else is oroginal, except seat and paint. raidiators and swing arm will be gone this weekend.

yea, ive been told alot, most involves splitting the case, to get to it. gonna sell the engine seperate. swing arm and wheels are sold. me being new, and trying to tear apart the motor, i would mess something up, would never get the shims right again, etc. maybe buy a smaller bike a litter newer where parts are more available, gonna sell everything pretty cheap, thanks for all the help tho, glad its out there.

Biohazard, I think its a cryin shame that this hasn't worked out for you , as far as I can tell ( yeah ! , from the other side of the world ) its all there, just needs sorted.Seems to me that your local ( ish ) motorcycle dealers are not real motorcyclists at heart, a gearbox is a gearbox , doesn't matter if its a honda or a paso they are pretty similar and chucking drive chains is not ducati only territory ..... they should have been more helpful.I gotta admit that whilst reading your posts describing the problem I was nearly hallucinating , my fingers were twitchin , I was almost there. This is the sort of thing I love . Most of my favorite toys have arrived with issues , I got the paso coz the PO couldnt get the electrix sorted, I dunno about you but this sort of "reincarnation before use " makes the icing on the cake for me . I read somewhere ( old book ) that motorcyclists knew far more about their machines than any car driver . Ill stick my neck out and say that you guys that take your bikes into the shop to get the chain tensioned and the tyres checked are missing the point a bit. Im not suggesting that we all should be able to change our main bearings on the roadside but some mechanical savvy should be right there with the helmit and gloves .. I enjoy taking responcibility for the maintainance of the machine .So , Biohazard , please dont give up ,maybe something that goes (Im not trying to be a smartarse ) would be better, maybe a good runner that dont look so good. Have another go ( I would have found your broken paso irresistable )

Mctool
While I have done many needed repairs to my mount on the side of the road,I have as yet not had the fortune of doing a set of mains on the side of the road, now on the side of the track is another story...Do you think I need to turn in my guru status ?
I did yesterday ride in an epic rain storm back from the annual DESMO BBQ, a 5hour oddessy on my 907,and enjoyed every friggin minute


And yes you are correct,he missed the point altogether,shame shame shame

Why don't you start by parting out the engine with a bag of long zip ties and a bag of rags handy to loop through everything that comes off of a shaft. ie. clutch nut,washer,hub,spacer,drum spacer,ZIPPPP,wrap in rag in box.altenator nut,washer,stator,flywheel,sprag clutch,shims ZIPPP,wrap in rag in box.You might be surprised just how easy it is to get in there with a little help from this forum and if it all turns to shit at least you've got a head start on parting out the bike.Gaskets are less than $50.00 bucks if you decide you want to put it back together again. Jay.