Help taking apart the bike
 

Hi guys I just made the account I have a 2000 and I had a bolt come loose in the engine :(. I already removed all the metal shreds in the engine but I think I managed to screw up the crankshaft trying to use a flywheel/magneto rotor puller before I removed the 22mm bolt used to turn the crankshaft. I started dremeling off the nut because I couldn

Oh damn. Any more details or pics? Did you damage the little splines or what?

How do I post a picture. If by spline you mean the teeth on the starter clutch gear behind the rotor the teeth are just fine. I think trying to pull the rotor with the nut on pulled it in a way such that the bearings that allow the rotor to be spun by it are not in position to turn the rotor. However there

Best way to post a pic is to host the image somewhere else (there are tons of free image hosting sites) and then link that photo here in the conversation

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Jonathan, I just tried attaching a photo by the method explained in FAQ. It was easy peazy once I re-sized the pic to meet site requirements. Not sure why uploading to an outside image hosting site would be a better option?

Generally, it saves space on the site and allows for higher quality images to be shared. For most things it's not a big deal. But when you're trying to show someone a metal shaving on an oily part, it can make a big difference.

Makes sense, thanks.