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Easiest way to pull the engine alone on a 1978 ?

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arteestic1

Easiest way to pull the engine alone on a 1978 ?

Hey guys, first post on here. Been wrestling with this thing for a few hours and figured I'd ask to see if i was doing something wrong. It says in the service manual to pull the engine from the right side of the bike. Both oil hoses, electrical, oil filter, brackets, clutch, tach and throttle cables, etc. are off. Carb has been removed as well as the oil pan. Still can't seem to wedge it out of there with the prybars and a 3 ton jack. I'm sure ill get it out with some more elbow grease and screwing around with it, but just curious if i've overlooked some glaring issue or something, since it's the first time I've taken apart a bike. (i do work on my own cars, so im not a newbie) I've been very careful not to damage any of the pump parts or the screen on the bottom of the engine, since the oil pan is off to get me a little more clearance. I tried to take the valve covers off, but most of the the screws are stripped out and I cant get a drill or an extractor tip in them until the motor is out of the frame. I saw some jackass on youtube lay the bike down and wrestle the frame (stripped down) off of the motor like some sort of caveman, but that seems like a hell of a lot of work to strip it down that far and he certainly could have torn some of the electrical up while doing so. Although, i think he was rebuilding everything, so im not sure he was concerned about it. Anyway, any hep is appreciated, thanks guys!

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Re: Easiest way to pull the engine alone on a 1978 ?

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By yourself, the "Jackass" way is really the only way, and is actually a very good way. I have done it that way several times myself. However before going that route I try to get two strong friends to help. Tow guys on the right side to pick up the engine, and pass it through the frame, and the third on the left to catch it, and help guide it into position.
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Re: Easiest way to pull the engine alone on a 1978 ?

I did end up wrestling it out of there by myself with the jack and then used the jack to get it onto some plywood across a couple of buckets. And I didn't mean that it wasn't a good way to get the motor out, just the way he was doing it, was completely careless. I can't imagine how he didn't tear up some wiring or hoses in the process. Thanks for the reply though.