[Ducati] Removing Crankshaft

[Barry]

Thanks for the emails Rich.  I understand what you are saying. Yes I am
quick at learning and I enjoy working on my own bikes. I feel I can do this
project, I just don't like going into it blind. I did have a PDF download I
purchased last year that was the shop manual, unfortunately I ran into
computer problems and lost it. But what ever I will find another one.

I will take a lot of pictures like I have been doing. Once I drop this
engine I will have questions. If you guys can put up with me I will do this
project. Thanks for the kick in the butt!

Barry


On 12/30/07 7:31 PM, "Rich Roberts" <bigredxrunner at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I do not think any of us will disagree with Alex, Guy is pretty good. I just
> wish he would return tools. :)  But you would not be the first guy to take an
> engine apart and get it back together and have it better than factory without
> sending wads of cash to someone. But you would seem to be at a disadvantage in
> that you do not even have a shop manual and uncertain tools. I am very
> familair with Starrett catalog and I remember when MSC was just a small tool
> shop in NYC. But tools can be bought and figured out, what we do not know is
> how mechanically oriented you are, is this something you want to learn to do
> for yourself or do you simply just want to get it done. Granted some of us had
> help as we started down this path, I think I picked Igor and Jeff Nash's brain
> plenty and a good friend was old time buds with John Hoffman I think so I had
> folks I could turn to. heck I even had Eraldo on the phone a time or two. But
> you do not go there with out some base, meaning I already
>  had a plan an idea and how to go about it. Some of that comes from doing and
> some from reading and some becuase it is something you do not mind doing. Some
> folks do not even want to change their own oil you know. It is okay I suppose.
> You do have one advantage over several of us who have been at it going on 20
> years, you have this list. You have the internet. Good luck with this project.
> You can do it if you want. Rich
> 
> Alexander M Ortner <aortner264789mi at comcast.net> wrote:  Hi Barry
> While shipping the whole thing to Guy isn't the cheapest solution it is
> probably the best. Guy is a perfectionist you will get the best work he is
> capable of he can't help himself.
> 
> Alex Ortner
> I can¹t go back and fix my mistakes
> 
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