Crankcase Separation - Honda GL1800 Service Manual

CYLINDER/PISTON/CRANKSHAFT

CRANKCASE SEPARATION

Remove the following:
– engine (section 7)
– PAIR check valves (section 5)
– cylinder head and cam chain (section 8)
– gearshift linkage (section 10)
– reverse shifter/shift drum lock arm (section 18)
– primary gears and output shaft (section 10: If you
plan to service the transmission, remove the final
drive gear)
Remove the following from the left crankcase:
– two bolts
– water hose joint
– O-ring
– four 8-mm bolts and washers
Place the engine with the left side down.
Loosen the eleven 6-mm bolts and eight 10-mm
bolts in a crisscross cross pattern in several steps.
Remove the bolts and washers.
Lift the right crankcase and separate the crankcase
Be careful not to
halves, and set suitable wooden blocks between
damage the
them to support the right crankcase.
crankcase mating
surfaces.
To prevent the pistons from falling and from being
damaged when removing the right crankcase, place
shop towels under the pistons and over the trans-
mission gears and crankcase mating surfaces.
Remove the right crankcase.
11-6
OLTS
eft crankcase side:
ight crankcase side:
10 mm BOLTS
AND WASHE S
EFT CRANKCASE
8 mm BO TS
AND WASHERS
6 mm BOLTS
RIGHT CRANKCASE