push rod gaskets 17649-02

[bushman]

push rod gaskets 17649-02 are they sold in packs of 2 and will this part fit on both push rod tubes on my buell xb12s 04 thx

[TPEHAK]

Today I found that the front and the rear pushrod cover base gaskets are different. Rear pushrod gasket part number is 17649-02. Front pushrod gasket part number is 17608-00Y. I was thinking they are the same or sold as kit for rear and front, but not.

[Cooter]

You could 3-D print a time machine and tell them all about it 5 years ago.

[TPEHAK]

When I was looking for gaskets I was confused by the picture on Twin Motorcycles web page showed two gaskets in one bag with parts number 17649-02, so I was thinking this is full set, I also did not notice the gaskets are different, now I have to wait the correct gasket before I can start assembling the cylinders. The old pushrod cover base gaskets look good but I don't want to install old gaskets because of the one pushrod cover top o-ring gasket is already leaking and I don't want to spend months again wrenching the motorcycle just to replace one gasket.

I actually was expecting to fix this crap for a few days, but each time I went to next step I figured out I need another parts or another tools, and service manual is not clear at all on parts and tools you need, sometimes the tools part numbers listed in the service manual do not exist already, or hard to find, or hard to figure out the correct tool size, so a few days extended to months because of each time I stuck such way I need to investigate the issue, then order new parts or tools and then wait them before I can proceed the work. I have not found any thread here with full list of must have tools and parts to perform such job, so maybe when I will have done with this I may create such thread with full list of stuff and tips and tricks service manual does not cover or not clear on. Such thread would be really helpful.

Also be careful shopping on Harley Davidson St Paul because of it says "17649-02 GENUINE BUELL LOWER FRONT PUSH ROD TUBE GASKET" but 17649-02 is actually REAR gasket https://www.sphdonline.com/products/...-xb-models-l6d

[user_deleted]

I have not found any thread here with full list of must have tools and parts to perform such job, so maybe when I will have done with this I may create such thread with full list of stuff and tips and tricks service manual does not cover or not clear on.

i'm begging you please don't. we really can't tolerate any more.

[Cooter]

TPEHAK: You have just typed your own answer to just one reason why a professional mechanic can do this simple job much cheaper and more efficiently than someone who is not a professional mechanic........


You may not want to pay for labor (no one does). But one thing you are you are buying is experience. That alone can save you time, money, and frustration.

But what do I know Buells are junk bikes and shouldn't be owned by anyone, ever.

[TPEHAK]

For the price mechanic asks for his work you can buy all necessary tools and do the work by yourself, then you can use those tools in the future multiple times with no need of mechanic help. You also can do the work faster if you already have all necessary tools than if you let the mechanic to maintain your motorcycle, because of a good mechanic likely already has a bunch of customers he should work with before he can start working on your motorcycle. You also probably will spend even more effort to find mechanic who can fix Buell, figuring out how you can transition your motorcycle to him and how to get it back, you will probably learn the same and will be able to do the work by yourself after you will have spent your time and effort on mechanic.

[Cooter]

I'm all for learning and expanding the base of educated, experienced riders Kudos to you sir for attacking a job that most amateurs won't. You certainly have a level of detail that most don't. Whether those are the best choices... depends.

Things to consider:
Did doing this job the first time from start to finish really take less time? It's been many, many, weeks since you started posting about it.
Was it really 'less effort' than dropping it off and picking it up? Rhetorical....
Will you ever use any of the valve seat surfacing tools on your bike again? Some bikes with 90k miles have never needed it.

[TPEHAK]

I'm sure it would take less time if I would have all the tools and parts on hands from beginning. I expected to spend rainy days window here I can not ride to tear the motorcycle apart, to work on it and to assemble everything back before dry weather came back. The main reason of slowing the work down is waiting the right tools and parts each time I found I need them after some steps. Now it is good dry winter weather here in Seattle to ride motorcycle but it is sitting in garage and waiting just the one gasket I found I need. Probably next weekend I will find something else I can not assemble everything together without. That's why I like to read threads with info about work before starting the work so I will have all the stuff on hands in advance and can manage my time and effort.

I hope I will never need any of those tools anymore, but in my experience at least a half of that things I will need in the future. I even did not expect I will need the motorcycle stands more than one time, but now this stuff pays for itself.

[Cooter]

Ok, so we totally agree with each other. Cool I can suggest some good mechanics in the PNW for you if you like