Putting the crankcase back on?

[nodrog:Me]

From the CT110 manual it says 'crankcase cover'

Crankcase and Crankcase cover are about as similar as Arse and Pants. When you take your pants off do you call it "removing my Arse"?

Fanny.

[Brian d marge]

I'm not a mechanic but I do have a manual.

What's wrong in asking a question?

nothing

Good questions, grow both the listener and the speaker

Stephen

[Spearfish]

Crankcase and Crankcase cover are about as similar as Arse and Pants. When you take your pants off do you call it "removing my Arse"?

Fanny.

Thanks for that one Auntfanny, will use it many times over next week.

[HungusMaximist]

Crankcase and Crankcase cover are about as similar as Arse and Pants. When you take your pants off do you call it "removing my Arse"?

Fanny.

True, I was in the wrong.

[pete376403]

Glad thats sorted. Have you got the kickstarter working yet?

[The Pastor]

Ewen,

A CT kick-start mechanism needs a good condition clutch to work.
If the clutch is shot, or slipping badly, you will get a no-resistance effect as the kick-start lever can't crank the engine through the clutch.

would putting fresh car oil into the engine cause the clutch to behave like this? and fit the symptoms ewen described? I had problems using car oil on my TF125 even tho the manual said to use car oil.

[FJRider]

Crankcase and Crankcase cover are about as similar as Arse and Pants. When you take your pants off do you call it "removing my Arse"?

Fanny.

I call it "removing my ass cover" what do you call it ???

[tri boy]

"... gear shifting was really abrupt as in, it would engage too quick as soon as I touched the lever. So there wasn't an slight interval between me step on the gear lever and it gear switching into place".

If the clutch adjuster (in crankcase cover) was in too far, that would account for the change problem and possibly the kick-start problem as well.
The manual gives the clutch setting method - be careful when you tighten the locknut as the adjuster screw can move with it and reduce clearance to zero giving you an instant crash gearbox!
Use a ring spanner on the locknut while you hold the screw with a screw driver.

Wot he said.
Loosen the lock nut.
Screw the screw IN, a bit.
Fit clutch housing cover, (making sure all bushes, washers, and kick start bits are seated properly.
Carefully tighten down cover, checking for shift free play via the gear shift lever on the shift shaft.
Screw the clutch freeplay adjust screw OUT until you feel slight loading on the thread.
Screw the screw IN about 1/4 turn, and nip the lock nut up making sure the screw dosen't turn.
Check for a bit of slack at the gearshift.

I prefer todo this job with the bike upright, and a bit of grease on the clutch actuator plate/bearing/spring to keep everything in the right place.
Good luck.

[HungusMaximist]

OK GOT THE CRANKCASE COVER ON ALL GOOD. STARTS FINE.

But the gear lever is stuck solid.

Solution??????????

[The Pastor]

OK GOT THE CRANKCASE COVER ON ALL GOOD. STARTS FINE.

But the gear lever is stuck solid.

Solution??????????

did u adjust the clutch like recommended?

[HungusMaximist]

na, I haven't. Now the gasket is rooted from removing the crankcase cover ike 10 times. Haha.

Can I make my own? I got gasket goo (pep) or sealant.

[HungusMaximist]

na, I haven't. Now the gasket is rooted from removing the crankcase cover ike 10 times. Haha.

Can I make my own? I got gasket goo (pep) or sealant.

Rooted as in, it's ripped. It is after all a piece of paper with some holes.

[pete376403]

na, I haven't. Now the gasket is rooted from removing the crankcase cover ike 10 times. Haha.

Can I make my own? I got gasket goo (pep) or sealant.

Course you can. Get proper gasket paper from Repco (Supercheap maybe). You can use the round end of a small ball pein hammer to cut them (but seeing as you're not having much luck so far, the hammer might not be a good idea...) Lay the paper over the cover and draw around to get the shape. If the cover is a bit dirty it will transfer the pattern to the paper when you rub over the edges.
Gasket punches are cheap(ish), put the paper on a block of hardwood, punch the hole out and test for alignment, then cut out with scissors.

Make the gasket correctly and you shouldnt need any goo or sealant.

[platypus121]

would putting fresh car oil into the engine cause the clutch to behave like this? and fit the symptoms ewen described? I had problems using car oil on my TF125 even tho the manual said to use car oil.

Oils with friction modifiers may cause a CT clutch to slip. Other than that, pretty much any oil will do, but the better the oil, the better the protection.
I use Mobil 1 - expensive, but the CT only takes a litre.

Have you seen the You Tube clip where a Cub is run on old chip-oil?

[platypus121]

OK GOT THE CRANKCASE COVER ON ALL GOOD. STARTS FINE.

But the gear lever is stuck solid.

Solution??????????

Will it move at all? If not, don't force it.
Get your manual and find the pix of the Gear Shift Linkage - it's behind the big gear that surrounds the clutch housing.
Sometimes the Drum Stopper Arm can come off the star-shaped Stopper Plate.
You'll just be able to see these behind the clutch housing at the top left.
These are the only gear shift related parts on that side of the crankcase - maybe they have become misaligned during your other work.

If your CT has the dual range sub-transmission and the gear lever will move, but gears are not being selected, check that the sub-tranny lever is not in neutral.