750 cylinder removal plate

durgam · Post by **durgam** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:30 am

Im planning on making a plate tool, to remove my gummed up, stuck on, rusted on, corroded on, all but welded on, cylinder from the cases.

I can make as many as needed for anybody that wants one. If i buy material from Mcmaster Carr, it will be 30-35 dollars for material alone. So I can do $50-$55 plus shipping for each one. They will be 6 by 15 inches and 3/8 inches thick plate steel. If there is any interest for these let me know soon. the more people that want them, the cheaper the material will be, and i will pass that on to everybody that buys one. If i can get enough interest, I will steel from a steel mill like Alro which will be a lot cheaper.

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:49 pm

I'll take one. I'll pm you my address.

Eric

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:13 pm

I would also take one.

Lane

Tom Garcia · Post by **Tom Garcia** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:36 pm

Me too! Me too!

TLRam1 · Post by **TLRam1** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:16 pm

I do have an interest, not firm yet though.

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:30 pm

I'm amazed by the sudden interest,,, i made two of these plates a while back and posted the pics then. One was for myself and one for Suzukidave, and no one showed any interest back when i posted the pics.

Zook-e · Post by **Zook-e** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:19 pm

Suzsmokeyallan wrote:I'm amazed by the sudden interest,,, i made two of these plates a while back and posted the pics then. One was for myself and one for Suzukidave, and no one showed any interest back when i posted the pics.

Not until some of us used yours and now we know how needed they are.

Suzukidave · Post by **Suzukidave** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:27 pm

1/2" steel is even better as it can be a surprise how thinner steel will bend

thank you Allan for mine

two-stroke-brit · Post by **two-stroke-brit** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:30 pm

yep i am interested, i was going to make one myself, but i need to find out what the postage will be, what do you think the weight will be ?.
and can you pm your zip.
thanks mark.

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:57 pm

Its not light, a 1/2 inch steel plate of that size and the 10mm pusher bolts works out at around 20 lbs.

durgam · Post by **durgam** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:12 pm

3/8 thick by 6 inches is 7.65lbs per foot. So.... about 9.56lbs to be exact. I can look into the USPS flat rate boxes too. They have a flatter shaped box for the $10.50 price for up to 15lbs I think. I plan on using fine threads for all holes for added strength.

pjmcburney · Post by **pjmcburney** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:43 pm

On this very subject...

Does anyone have the where-with-all to manufacture pulling bolts, similar to what Teazer has or has used before?

It's a proven that the puller-plate method works quite well, but a plate (especially 1/2 inch) is a bloody heavy thing to handle and move about.

Teazer's idea of large bolts tightened into the (threaded as well) stud holes in the block, with 10mm 'pusher' bolts coaxial to the larger bolts seems to me to be a much more elegant solution.

They wouldn't be as wieldy to use and you can make them long and in a fine thread to get maximum strength into the block compared with the 8mm bolts that hold the puller-plate down - I have heard of those bolts pulling out on particularly recalcitrant examples...

A suitable tap could be supplied with the 'kit' to thread the block prior to using them.
Isn't this the OEM solution anyways...

Just my two cents worth
Cheers
Paul

Suzukidave · Post by **Suzukidave** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:47 pm

The Suzuki factory made a cylinder removal kit like that .

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:17 pm

I looked at this material choice long and hard and after weighing out all the pros and cons its best to stick with the 1/2 steel plate.
It gives you maximum thread without having to weld on nuts, a problem with the thinner materials.
The bolts i used were 10mx1.25 pitch, again a fine thread for best torque dispersion and hardened as well to a certain degree.
These were "Rawlbolt' brand items from a concrete expansion anchor system out of the UK and were perfect for the job.
They even had a concave end that sat squarely onto the convex head of the case studs so they never drifted off of centre during the tightening.
The reason many of the 8mm bolts pulled out was because the users did not locate long enough 8mm bolts but used the handle clamp bolts etc from the bike.
You need to measure the holes depth and get hardened 8mm bolts that nearly bottom out when the plate is fitted so you have maximum thread coverage and they wont stretch either.

durgam · Post by **durgam** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:55 am

With the five guys that want one, I can do a 1/2 thick plate for $55 plus shipping, and you guys supply the bolts needed. PM me an address and zip, to figure exact shipping cost.