Rocket 3 wet liners

[Mike Rocket]

Manual says use this stuff

I highly recommend you download and follow the manual

 

[Mike Rocket]

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.

 

[warp9.9]

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.

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

 

[Mike Rocket]

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

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?

 

[warp9.9]

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?

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)

 

[Rocket Scientist]

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

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.

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

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.

I’m lost...you really are a Rocket Scientist!

 

[1olbull]

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

That there for sure be a wet liner!

 

[Mike Rocket]

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)

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

 

[Rocket Scientist]

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

If it was run for any length of time with watery oil it may have damaged some of the plain bearings (crank, rod, cam).