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Yep, it will most probably erase warranty, so I need to do it right. Struggling to find a good guide how to drop motor on a giant trance X E advanced so I can re-route rear brake and dropper cable.
Thanks in advance for any tips and possibly a link. Wally.
Dont dropit fully out. Leave one end of the motor attached and pivot it down
That is exactly what I want to do, but I need a guide for the Yamaha motor. Lots of bolts there and the video I can find of an earlier model cuts at exactly the moment the chap finds this bit difficult.
Pretty simple.
Remove the battery.
Remove the cranks.
Remove the chain ring lock. Left hand thread! There is a special tool for this, but you can release it with a hammer and soft drift (brass).
Remove the covers - note the bolts are a different length
Slacken all the mounting bolts and then remove the front bolt. At this point you can pivot the motor up and see the cable routing.
Take a picture, because the electrical connections/loom are stuffed in there.
At this point you fiddle with the cables and with a bit of faffage that is as far as you need to go.
If you want the motor out completely then disconnect the wiring plugs and remove the remaining motor bolts.
NOTE: One of the bolts (or both) use a wedge system similar to the alternator on a car to ensure the frame is not crushed by the motor bolt. You may have to reset this.
Do you have to remove the cranks?.
On my Bosch motor I put it upside down. Undo six bolts and just lift it up a bit. Leaving everything connected if all your doing is a cable or pipe change. If it needs to come out then the electric connectors just pull out and cannot go in the wrong place.
I doubt the yam motor is that much different.
Do you have to remove the cranks?.
From memory, you can't get one of the covers off with the cranks/chain rings fitted