Hey all,
Im looking for some advice on splitting the crankcase. I followed the Clymers manual to the point where it says lift the right side of the case off the left.. Not so simple I'm finding out.
I've tapped it with the dead blow hammer all around which has done a pretty good job everywhere else, but its just not doing anything here. Clymers does say that if the case needs to be pried open, be careful not to damage it. I think this is my next step. Whats the best way to go about this?

Thanks!!

find a steering wheel puller and use the 3 bolt holes around the crank.

or find a angle iron that can use 2 of the bolts around the cover holes... that's what I did.

Gotcha so you put the angle iron on and essentially mimicked the wheel remover. Ill give that a shot.

Have not used a torch on it and I must say I'm a little hesitant to do that as Clymers mentions specifically to not use a torch directly on the bearing or case..

Doing this because my cam chain tensioner blew.. after going on this forum seems like thats pretty commonplace knowledge to replace that early, but sadly I only really started using this site after it happened. To be quite honest this is my first bike, never done much mechanic work, and to top it all off I'm in my 2nd year of med school. With tight funds I decided to not buy a new engine and try and fix it myself instead.. not sure yet if that was the smart decision but hey its been a interesting side project!

Anyways, on assessing the damage as I was pulling it apart, found a whole bunch of metal flakes inside the case and it sounds like something is knocking inside. Took it to a local shop and they said I'd really need to crack it open to clean it, they suspected a shot bearing might be the source of the knock.

I used a plastic deadblow hammer and just took my time,don't be in a hurry you'll just screw it up !

Some lose their engine, some save it,, bummer deal either way.
You're busting in to go fishing or replace stuff?

Great video and tips, thanks Dave! I'll likely get a chance to try that this weekend.

I'm in New Orleans, so far haven't found anyone who works on suzuki's, but yes, would be very open to letting some more experienced hands take a look and show me some things.

And yea Justin fishing for whatever is making that knock, but I know I also have to do some major cleaning of everything inside. Tried using magnets to get the metal shavings out but found very quickly that was not going to cut it. I'm short of any better ideas to clean it other than open it up..

That first pic is where I'm at, I've taken absolutely everything off already, cylinder, piston, cam chain, guides.
My guides looked pretty beat up and the cam chain sprocket was shattered but still in place. I don't feel any bumps when I spin the crankshaft, it does not wiggle vertically or laterally. It just has a knock when I spin it that honestly I might have left alone, but took in to a shop to be safe and thats where I was told it may be the bearing. I just cant localize the sound enough to know what it is, and I'm suffering mostly from not knowing what normal sounds like.

Closest I have is a keyboard duster ha! Which didn't help.
I'll have to take it somewhere to have access to an air hose.
The sound is subtle but it is a dull, fairly low pitched noise coming from the case at the bottom and top of the crank rotation. Since its so tied to a specific part of the rotation I'm just skeptical its a piece of metal randomly rolling around in there.

Like I said though I don't know normal but my understanding is there really shouldn't be any noise, other than the smooth rolling noise of the bearings at any point in the rotation correct?