B12 cylinder block

[no class]

Odd thing happened while tearing down a b12 motor that has never been openened since 98'..... while cleaning the oil off the sleeves ( cylinder in hand ). I noticed the #1 sleeve was loose...... I was able to apply some force to it and remove the sleeve from the block by hand ..... anyone see or heard of this before ?

[clivegto]

I gently warmed some up in the oven before painting them. When I picked them up the liners just slid out.

[wraith]

Would not the gsxr blocks do the same?  As the b12 bores are basically the over bord gsxr?