Side cover doesn't come off

HansL

HansL

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This hasn't happened to me before. The left side cover of my 500  doesn't come off. Looking at it, it probably has been there since new, so almost 40 years.
I don't want to damage anything, so does any of you have a tip to release it?

Ciao, Hans
 
The starter prod won't work on the little twins...

Probably some DPO has fitted the cover with gasket goo.  Carefull knocks with a hide or plastic mallet might get it dislodged.  If all else fails, drive a thin spatula or putty knife through the gasket at several points, it will give up eventually.

piet
 
On stuff that has been glued together with silicone stuff [Three Bond, Ultra Grey Etc.] I've found that tapping somewhat firmly and quickly around the joint with a soft faced hammer will loosen the bond. The idea is to get it to vibrate a little and that loosens the sticky, if you can pull on it while you tap it that helps too. OK come on pervs!
 
chrisk said:
Why is that Piet?
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'cos the crank isn't supported in the cover.

The clutch cover of the big twins and triples carries an outrigger bearing for the crank, the (quite commonly) out-of-round crank will push the cover off when the starter is deployed.

piet
 
sfcpiet said:
'cos the crank isn't supported in the cover. Oh, I wasn't aware of that.

The clutch cover of the big twins and triples carries an outrigger bearing for the crank, the (quite commonly) out-of-round crank will push the cover off when the starter is deployed.
But was aware of that.

Thanks, I'll be able to sleep at night now.
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