alignment

I've been trying to search everywhere on how to align and adjust everything in this engine as i've taken it apart ELEVEN YEARS ago and now i don't know how to align it as said i've been looking everywhere for manuals and and kind of help for this model but can't find any so please is there...

What is the best way to remove alignment dowels from a cylinder so that they can be reused?

While replacing all the brake pads and fluid on my 2005 FE450 a few days ago I discovered that the rear brake cylinder does not line up very good with the rear brake pedal pressure rod / plunger. The rear brake pedal would hang up and click the first few millimeters of downward movement. I...

Hi all. I am helping a m8 rebuild a basket case (04 650)and was looking for verification from someone in the know about timing marks for CRB gears. The DOC gives an explanation, but the mark on the balancer weight (factory dot punch) on the outside edge seems to line up...

I just bought a Late 2003 FE400 that had had its starter motor removed. I have since replaced it back, however in doing so had to take out the clutch to replace the gears behind.... This is where my problem lies, me being me took out the clutch without much thought and didnt mark where the cam...

once per season, with the rear tyre removed i put the rear wheel back in and check the alignment of both wheels. the advantage of removing the rear tyre is that now, both ends are roughly the same width! i get a housebrick and tie some string around it some 8" off the bottom end and then...

Hi Guys, To make a long story short, after a rebuild, my 2000 fe501e had a vibration that wasn't there before. I've checked every possible cause, and have now worked my way down to having the cases split on my bench. I suspect it may be that the counter balancer is not aligned properly...

Since a rebuild my 01 fe650e has vibrated a lot so I've ripped into it to check the counterbalancer as I believe it may have been incorrectly assembled. I just pulled the transmission and rocker covers off and removed the camchain. The 01 model unfortunately is the only one that doesn't have...