Crank Bearing Problem
Lost a crank bearing on my Viper. I rode it 100 miles first day of riding last season. Started out 2nd day, went about 2 miles and it slowed down from 50MPH to a dead stop. Crankcase showed some signs of rust on rods, crank bearing got hot and pealed some chrome, locked up crank. Lucky it did not hurt the crank or case. The end of the crank is welded on newer SRX's and Vipers. To press the crank apart you have to remove the factory weld, change bearing(s), and weld back together, indexed properly. I took mine to a shop to have that part done. I bought the '02 Viper used. It was not properly stored in Summer. I will always oil and fog my 2-strokes from now on!
YAMAHA Bearing was $80.00, machine shop crank work $125.00, gaskets I think were $100.00 I did most of the work myself.