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To begin, you need to remove the gas tank, after first disconnecting the ground lead to the battery. Take the normal precautions with respect to fuel spilling out from the fuel lines. Remove the top airbox cover and while you're looking at it, decide if you should service the air filter. Then look at the air box lower and note the 4 rubber tubes that go into it. One thin diameter tube goes into a fitting on the bottom, one thin tube pivots out from the right carb and goes into the side, another tube runs from the box to a balance tube between the carbs and a large diameter tube runs from the breather to the back of the airbox. After you get the airbox off, stuff some shop towels into the carb throats for safety. On both sides of the frame a small bolt holds a bracket which in turn hold the oil cooler captive using some rubber blocks. Just loosen the brackets enough to pivot them outward on each side until the oil cooler slips loose. They are a pain to get back into place if you remove the bolts. The rubber blocks are not attached to either the cooler or the brackets. When trying to get mine back together the blocks fell out a number of times and I would recommend that you use some type of contact cement or something on the surface that touches the oil cooler. Put the adhesive on and glue the blocks to the cooler just when you start the install and by the time it's ready to go back together, the adhesive will have set up. Once you get the oil cooler loosened and pulled forward the coil mounting bracket is only 3 bolts away from removal. |
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