I was flat out in 5th gear when the bike lost power and a chimps tea party began under my arse. Limped home, dropped the oil and lots of tiny filings on the magnet, a few in the gauze filter and more in the paper filter. Off with the rocker cover and soon evident that the inlet rocker bearing had disintegrated, all the little needle rollers had gone and instead of having 0.1 mm of clearance I now have 5mm. Thanks to this site I knew what had happened straight away having read posts previously about bearing failure.
My concern now is where have all the bits gone and what to replace.
Should I buy a new rocker arm or attempt to replace the bearing?
Should I just flush the engine then fill with oil and do a few very early oil changes or is there anything I should strip and look for?
Is it possible there could be a few complete needle rollers floating around or are they generally ground up?
Any input from those of you who have experienced this would be appreciated.
Cheers folks.
My concern now is where have all the bits gone and what to replace.
Should I buy a new rocker arm or attempt to replace the bearing?
Should I just flush the engine then fill with oil and do a few very early oil changes or is there anything I should strip and look for?
Is it possible there could be a few complete needle rollers floating around or are they generally ground up?
Any input from those of you who have experienced this would be appreciated.
Cheers folks.