Can't split the casings, HELP!

[vansantvoort]

I'm restoring a 1960 VBB but I just can't succeed in splitting the casings. I loosened all the bolts and applied heat to the main bearing housing (around where the crank protrudes) but I can't seem to get any motion in the damn things!

This is my first time doing this; does anybody have a good hint?

[Lacknase]

Just carefully heat up the whole casing. (Just heating up some bearing houses won't do.) Being exposed to about 80 to 110°C for some minutes the halfes will fall apart by mere inspection.

Bearbeitet 30. November 2003 von Lacknase

[vansantvoort]

so just heat up the right hand side housing? i mean the one on the flywheel side?

[Lacknase]

No. The whole case:

[JOB]

Did you remove the clutch?

Some types of engines wont be able to be splitted with the clutch installed.

[extrabold]

check this out:

http://www.scooterhelp.com/tips/engine/cas...t.lf.vespa.html

maybe you've just overlooked a screw or something

[BugHardcore]

Try using the kickstarter a few times. Carefully.

[bas]

I finally did it..took me a couple of hours but while heating up the entire cases and tapping at the right spots whith a hammer on and a wooden drift i managed to get them apart..

thanks guys!