| Author | Message | ||
     Dave_02_1200 |
I am using the aluminum breather set-up that came with my Forcewinder. My problem is that the aluminum nuts keep working loose. I don't want to strip the threads by over-tightening the aluminum AN fasteners but I want to keep it from loosening up. These get pretty hot so I am wondering if Locktite, Halomar or some other gasket goo might help keep it from comming apart? Any experience or advice would be appreciated. | ||
| X1_rider |
I use hylomar on mine. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I hate the breather setup that comes with forcewinders. It's like it was designed to cool the vapor to condense it and allow it to fill the passages to be blown out on your boot all at once. I would suggest using the breatherbolts that came with the original airbox and routing them to a catchcan or filter mounted low. My forcewinder also came with crappy instructions that said to remove the steel support. That would be a guaranteed intake leak after the first bumpy road! Nothing holds the throttlebody in otherwise! | ||
| Preybird1 |
But a safety wire kit that has the bendable washers. You put the thin star shaped washer on then bend the sides up and then safety wire it. This one works well for me. http://www.crfsonly.com/catalog/popup_image.php/pI D/1921 | ||
| Hootowl |
I use blue loctite on everything on my bike except the well nuts. Natexlh1000 is right though. Any breather system that runs uphill after it exits the heads isn't going to drain, and will just fill up with spooge and blow out all at once. Get some banjo bolts and run a line to a catch can. | ||
| Jayvee |
I think if you just put the star-shaped washer on it and bend the tabs up, that would hold it. You wouldn't need to actually safety wire the nut. I have some laying around somewhere. Oh yeah, I use Hylomar. But I also broke one recently from over-tightening, and cracked the other. I found out Walnut Creek Harley carries them for about $7 each, it's a Screaming Eagle part. Much cheaper than aftermarket sources, and no shipping. (Message edited by jayvee on July 09, 2010) | ||
| Fasted |
locktite | ||
| Oldog |
dont use the aluminum bolts remove and fling, get some banjos and run em to a catch can cut gaskets from paper to seal em and use red lock tite. (Message edited by oldog on July 11, 2010) | ||
| Dave_02_1200 |
Well, I put some small hose clamps on the breather bolts right behind the nuts that hold the carb bracket to the heads. The nuts were tightened and then the hose clamps were put on the breather bolts right next to the nuts and tightened to keep the nuts from backing out. Seems to work and is easily disassembled when/if needed. Thanks, Dave |
