Removal crankshaft without removal cill+cillhead?

[pieter]

Is it possible to remove the crankshaft by remove the bolts from the rods instead of remove the cill+ cillhead and pistons?
Or is it possible to pull the crankshaft with rods and pistons out on the crankcase side?

[preston]

Yes, but you must remove the cams first before splitting the cases. remove rod caps ( mark them so they go back to the proper rod).
You will also have to remove the primary shaft. Then lift out the crank with the chains.

[pieter]

Thanks for your reaction Preston,I wiill probably need a magnet to get the bolts out after the fall down in the piston.
And it won,t be easy to get the bolts in place i gues.

[herdygerdy]

And be very, VERY sure to re-time the crankshaft to the primary shaft correctly. Don't even think about buttoning the cases back up until you are 1000% sure you have got this right.

If not sure how to do this, check FSM or ask away here. Not getting this right will well and truly wreck your day, possibly even a whole month.

Enjoy! Cheers..Tony