- Location
- Green Bay WI
Hello, new to the forum here. I've been a member of the forum for a llittle while now but always seemed to have my questions answered in previous threads. I have now come across a question that doesn't seem to have any information about it on this forum.
My question is about Kawasaki's crankshafts, I'm in need of a new one for 91 Kawasaki X2. I've been looking around and found that SBT has 2 options for 650 crankshafts. They sell a 18mm and 20mm, the dimension comes from the outer diameter of the treads on the back of the motor. This means that in order to get one you would need to remove the engine from the ski and take off the driveshaft coupler (which can be a really bad job from what I've seen...). I would rather not tear my brand new motor rebuild apart mid-season for this project.
I'm wondering if there is any other way to tell without removing the motor?
-I called SBT and the sales guy said that measuring the diameter was the only way to tell. But maybe some of you guys stumbled across another way to find out.
I'm also curious of why the two different crankshafts?
-I didn't think Kawasaki ever changed the crankshaft design on their 650 motors. I also asked the sales guy from SBT, he only said the two are not interchangeable. It doesn't make sense to me why Kawasaki would do this. Other part dealerships only have 1 crankshaft. And from what I've seen they only sell 1 size end seals.
Any info on this would be great!
My question is about Kawasaki's crankshafts, I'm in need of a new one for 91 Kawasaki X2. I've been looking around and found that SBT has 2 options for 650 crankshafts. They sell a 18mm and 20mm, the dimension comes from the outer diameter of the treads on the back of the motor. This means that in order to get one you would need to remove the engine from the ski and take off the driveshaft coupler (which can be a really bad job from what I've seen...). I would rather not tear my brand new motor rebuild apart mid-season for this project.
I'm wondering if there is any other way to tell without removing the motor?
-I called SBT and the sales guy said that measuring the diameter was the only way to tell. But maybe some of you guys stumbled across another way to find out.
I'm also curious of why the two different crankshafts?
-I didn't think Kawasaki ever changed the crankshaft design on their 650 motors. I also asked the sales guy from SBT, he only said the two are not interchangeable. It doesn't make sense to me why Kawasaki would do this. Other part dealerships only have 1 crankshaft. And from what I've seen they only sell 1 size end seals.
Any info on this would be great!
