Rocket 3 wet liners

Kenneth67 said:

Manual says use this stuff

I highly recommend you download and follow the manual

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Mike Rocket said:

Hello to you. I have a manual but it doesn't specify what sealer to use and no shims/gaskets are mentioned. I am just checking what others think. Thanks for your reply.

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warp9.9 said:

Mike its probably in the piston removal section since Triumph wants you to pull the liner to change a piston. I used a Honda version of the three bond listed in the manual. this was on my first piston change out. Now I leave the liners in unless they are damaged. There is not gasket or shims just the bore and the shoulder where you apply the sealant. If your not going back on with the head right awa Iwould use something to hold the liners down while the sealant is curing.

I used T-bolt hold downs and the old head bolts.



Here is a shot of the liners



and the block with them out



hope this helps

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Mike Rocket said:

Hi Warp9.9, Thanks very much for the information and pictures. It's exactly what I am looking for. How long does it take to do the job?

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warp9.9 said:

Mike its probably in the piston removal section since Triumph wants you to pull the liner to change a piston. I used a Honda version of the three bond listed in the manual. this was on my first piston change out. Now I leave the liners in unless they are damaged. There is not gasket or shims just the bore and the shoulder where you apply the sealant. If your not going back on with the head right awa Iwould use something to hold the liners down while the sealant is curing.

I used T-bolt hold downs and the old head bolts.



Here is a shot of the liners



and the block with them out



hope this helps

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Rocket Scientist said:

I'm really surprised they didn't use an o-ring in that area. With pressurized coolant on one side, and essentially atmosphere on the other, it seems like they were a asking for trouble.

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barbagris said:

Thought with you being a "to be respected" senior Citizen - you'd have known.

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warp9.9 said:

Are you just changing pistons or are the liners damaged?
I'm not a mechanic so time would be hard to guess I did mine over the weekend. If I just want or need to change pistons I leave the liners in and take the sump pan, and the 8 main ladder bolts, main ladder rack and the baffle out the bottom. Then changing pistons is like any motor remove the rod cap and send her up thru the hole. Made it a lot faster for me and a lot less mess trying to get the wrist pin clips on the piston and rod surrounded by sealant and a liner. ( You need to renew the rod bolts if you do it this way)

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Mike Rocket said:

Hi. I am considering buying a bike that has water in the oil. Don't know if it's viable though.

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