I Cracked Somthing

dummer088 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-28-2004, 11:27 PM

hey today i finally went riding.. 1st time in 2 months.. o it was great.. making a new movie and it was fun .. until i noticed it... last time i went riding... the guy i was riding w/ noticed oil around my engine.. cause water was all beaded up.. and i thought it was chain oil stuff.. i didn't get much on the chain but i tried to.. well today i noticed i racked the peice of metal .. ok .. its like .. u know the front sprocket.. well directly above that its cracked through.. we took it off when i got back to the house.. .. is this bad?? how bad.. and my dad and a friend said i could use like sp7 or some epoxy thing.. ill try to post a pic of it tomorrow... im goin over to try to fix it.. helllp me i don't want to buy a new motor.. and about 1/8 hole is there that leads.. we think to the drive chain thing.. but not sure.. someone else said we could tig weld it back on .. all i know is this isn't good and i need to fix it .. thx for your help

#2 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 08:49 AM

Normally what everyone does is try to either epoxy it or weld it and if that dont work you only should need a new case not the whole engine.

luvsandpits · #3 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 02:55 PM

Repairing the case is not the major issue, Dummer ... my reason being, what made the case crack in the first place ... putting epoxy on the crack is no better than putting a band aid on it ... you still need to address the root cause of the problem <_<

dummer088 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 04:15 PM

it think it came from when my chain snapped.. it think thats when it cracked..

#5 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by dummer088@Feb 29 2004, 11:15 AM
it think it came from when my chain snapped.. it think thats when it cracked..

Thats what the damage in the pic looks like happened.

You may want to invest in a case saver so you dont just mess up the new stuff or repair like a friend of mine did. Its not any fun buying a $150.00 side case the second time in one month

luvsandpits · #6 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by 440ex4me@Feb 29 2004, 11:50 AM
You may want to invest in a case saver so you dont just mess up the new stuff or repair like a friend of mine did. Its not any fun buying a $150.00 side case the second time in one month

440 is correct ... had I known the chain snapped, I would have told you the same thing ... that's why they call them "CASE SAVERS" ... :smiliethumbup:

dummer088 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 05:24 PM

how much does it run and where would i be able to get one

luvsandpits · #8 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by dummer088@Feb 29 2004, 12:24 PM
how much does it run and where would i be able to get one

you can get one from any parts warehouse, online vendor, e'bay or even your dealer ... they are usually $29.95 for a good aluminum one ... check with Cycle Addicts too, they are listed on Davids site ... hope this helps :smiliethumbup: :smiliethumbup:

dummer088 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-08-2004, 08:50 PM

hey guess wat.. well if ur talkin about that peice next to ur leg.. or the case cover.. well i emaild cycle addicts.. he cant find one.. and i called my local powersports place.. they called someone else.. doesn't exist i was told

hcr400ex · #10 (**permalink**) 03-08-2004, 09:22 PM

Dummer, its called a case saver not a cover. They go between the chain and the case, so when the chain snaps it wont crack the case like what happened to you..

I did a quick search on ebay and found one for reference but I wasn't sure what you ride

case saver