Rear motor mount

Newfie · 09-14-2016, 04:54 PM

can some one check there rear motor mount for me. the service manual say there is suppose to be 0 gap between the adjusting head bolt and the engine casing. mine had about 5mm gap.
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gv550 · 09-15-2016, 07:52 AM

Mine is tight against the engine block, but that's where set it when I installed this engine. I bought the special tool to torque the locknut.

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

Mine is tight against the engine block, but that's where set it when I installed this engine. I bought the special tool to torque the locknut.

So do yours look like this pic? Can you take a pic of yours and let me see? Thanks

gv550 · 09-15-2016, 08:46 AM

This is what mine looks like, excuse the dirt.

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

This is what mine looks like, excuse the dirt.

Thank you for this pic. I see you have no threads showing on the adjusting bolt.

gv550 · 09-15-2016, 09:17 AM

There are 2 threads showing on the motor side, but they are full of dirt. I really need to get the wife to do a better job of cleaning this bike!

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

There are 2 threads showing on the motor side, but they are full of dirt. I really need to get the wife to do a better job of cleaning this bike!

Lol, so there are threads on both sides of that adjuster bolt?

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

There are 2 threads showing on the motor side, but they are full of dirt. I really need to get the wife to do a better job of cleaning this bike!

I can't really see because when I zoom in the pic is blurry.

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

There are 2 threads showing on the motor side, but they are full of dirt. I really need to get the wife to do a better job of cleaning this bike!

Ok I can see now. Yours look pretty much the same as mine with the dirt out of the threads. Right?

gv550 · 09-15-2016, 09:42 AM

Yes, 1-2 threads showing on the motor side and 2-3 beyond the locknut.

gv550 · 09-15-2016, 10:00 AM

A better pic, after some wire brushing.

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

A better pic, after some wire brushing.

Thank you so much for this pic. So this bolt don't Move the engine at all? Left or right? Just there for easier removal and install?

gv550 · 09-15-2016, 10:49 AM

Engine is positioned on the left side by the frame, this removable bracket allows for engine removal and I expect the adjuster is to take up any clearance to minimize vibration and make the frame more rigid.
I didn't take my bike apart for that photo, I have a bushel basket full of modified motor mount parts and tools and templates that I used in my quest to align my pulleys several years ago. Although I succeeded to align them, and verified with a lazer, and the belt did run away from the edges of the pulleys, the belt still whined. I ran that way for a year until the belt fell off the front pulley and made a big mess, I put it all back to stock and threw in the towel.
The issue is finally resolved as of yesterday, brand new 2016 Yamaha with my name on it, .............. SHAFT DRIVE.

Newfie · 09-15-2016, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by gv550

Engine is positioned on the left side by the frame, this removable bracket allows for engine removal and I expect the adjuster is to take up any clearance to minimize vibration and make the frame more rigid.
I didn't take my bike apart for that photo, I have a bushel basket full of modified motor mount parts and tools and templates that I used in my quest to align my pulleys several years ago. Although I succeeded to align them, and verified with a lazer, and the belt did run away from the edges of the pulleys, the belt still whined. I ran that way for a year until the belt fell off the front pulley and made a big mess, I put it all back to stock and threw in the towel.
The issue is finally resolved as of yesterday, brand new 2016 Yamaha with my name on it, .............. SHAFT DRIVE.

Thank you for the info. Good for you on the new bike I hope you all the best and just two months in on my purchase of the vaquero I am looking at another bike next year. My last two bikes where shaft drive. I know they have there problems too but nothing like this belt whine.

**smokier** · 09-15-2016, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gv550

..., I put it all back to stock and threw in the towel.
The issue is finally resolved as of yesterday, brand new 2016 Yamaha with my name on it, .............. SHAFT DRIVE.

Ummm, am I reading that right. Goodbye to the Kawi and Hello to a Yami?
Congratulations! Which one?

Ride safe,
Smokier

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09-15-2016, 07:52 AM	#2
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	Mine is tight against the engine block, but that's where set it when I installed this engine. I bought the special tool to torque the locknut. __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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09-15-2016, 09:17 AM	#6
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	There are 2 threads showing on the motor side, but they are full of dirt. I really need to get the wife to do a better job of cleaning this bike! __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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09-15-2016, 09:42 AM	#10
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	Yes, 1-2 threads showing on the motor side and 2-3 beyond the locknut. __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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09-15-2016, 10:49 AM	#13
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	Engine is positioned on the left side by the frame, this removable bracket allows for engine removal and I expect the adjuster is to take up any clearance to minimize vibration and make the frame more rigid. I didn't take my bike apart for that photo, I have a bushel basket full of modified motor mount parts and tools and templates that I used in my quest to align my pulleys several years ago. Although I succeeded to align them, and verified with a lazer, and the belt did run away from the edges of the pulleys, the belt still whined. I ran that way for a year until the belt fell off the front pulley and made a big mess, I put it all back to stock and threw in the towel. The issue is finally resolved as of yesterday, brand new 2016 Yamaha with my name on it, .............. SHAFT DRIVE. __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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