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Old_wrench
| | Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 08:09 pm: | 
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Sounds good. I'll let you know how I make out, |
Tootal
| | Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 08:13 pm: |
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Almost right Froggy, there are 6 tabs on the outer air box and you don't have to disconnect the cable to the muffler valve actuator but you do have to pull the frame/gas tank breather hose off the nipple on the frame.. You can fold the cable and hoses and set it upside down on top the the battery area. After you do it once this whole operation takes less than 10 minutes, no big deal. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 08:21 pm: |
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I eliminated servo with new exhaust and went open airbox, all that crap is a distant memory now!  |
Old_wrench
| | Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 08:48 pm: |
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Tootal was right. There are 6 tabs.
Everything went well (how bad could it go at this point, all I did was take the air filter off) until I tried to get the 4 torx screws for the base of the air box.
Apparently the last guy (possibly the dealer) used Red Loctite on them. I struggled all of them and managed to get 3 out. I stripped the head of the 4th. Now it's the drill/ez-out process.
Give me a gun and point me towards the designer that thought torx were a better option than allen head.
I'll tackle this tomorrow.
Thanks guys. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 11:50 pm: |
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Crap, I forgot to mention they are red locktited from the factory! I broke 2 that time, I never knew locktite existed previously.  |
Old_wrench
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 08:22 am: |
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Thanks Froggy. They could have used Blue. Red is considered Permanent.
Is an ez-out the best option? I can't heat the area. |
Natexlh1000
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 09:24 am: |
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Mine didn't have locktite. I'll guess that someone after the factory added that locktite. |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 09:43 am: |
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I've seen people hammer a tight-fitting allen wrench into a torx before to get it out; that would be worth a try before you resort to drilling. I have yet to successfully use an ez-out in about 10 tries.
The only trick to putting it back together is getting the lip of the rubber velocity stack back through the hole in the airbox baseplate; it has to seal it off to prevent dirt from getting by the filter. Using something like a tableknife with a non-sharp edge is helpful for persuading the lip to come up through the hole. |
Old_wrench
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 10:02 am: |
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It seems like the deeper I get into this bike, the more the details bite me in the butt.
After I take the velocity stack off, THEN will I see the spark plug?? 
Thanks for the help. |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 10:49 am: |
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You don't have to remove the velocity stack, the base plate will pull up and over it. You'll see how it goes together after it comes off.
THEN you'll be able to see the spark plug. Well, at least a tiny portion of it, provided you lean over, hold your head just right, point a pen light in the right direction, and squint your eyes...
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Froggy
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 11:19 am: |
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Oh so I guess the clicking my heels while doing a handstand on top of the bike was unnecessary then.... |
Old_wrench
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 11:23 am: |
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It would have worked if you hadn't forgotten your ruby slippers!
Where can I find email? I sent one out and didn't get a reply. Just sent another one out and sent a copy to me but I still can't find them. |
Darthane
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 01:13 pm: |
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I've never had any luck at all with EZ-Outs. Provided there's a decent head left on the offending bolt, I cut a straight line into it with my dremel and use a big honking screwdriver.
Old, if you think rear spark plugs on the XBs can be a trial (they are the first time), make friends with a Blast owner and see if he asks you to change the primary oil.  |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 01:29 pm: |
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Old_wrench- e-mail goes to the e-mail address you entered in your profile (you did provide one, right?). |
Old_wrench
| | Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 02:32 pm: |
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I've used EZ-Outs on studs for exhaust pipes/headers and manifolds but I think you may be right, Darthane. This isn't going to require an extreme amount of torque to get it out.
I'm also going to try the allen wrench option.
Hugh, I found my email. Thanks |
