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Ajgerdes
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 08:15 am: |
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Pulled off the primary cover expecting to find a tensioner broke in half or something. But when i pulled off the cover the engine sprocket nut fell out. I guess the P/O didn't get it tight enough.
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Shadowracerx1
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 08:48 am: |
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What symptoms led you to check? |
Ajgerdes
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 08:56 am: |
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was riding down the road and heard a slight knocking sound. And if i tapped on the cover with a rubber mallet i could hear something rattling around inside. Just glad i caught it before something bad happened |
Texastechx1
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 02:35 pm: |
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glad you caught it. have fun tightening that sproket nut. I had to clean the threaded shaft and nut very well with brake cleaner and use a few drops of RED loctite... and torque my ASS off!!! |
Ajgerdes
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 04:53 pm: |
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yeah it should be fun, just 2nd day air mailed a new sprocket nut and locking bar. |
Guell
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 07:26 pm: |
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Damnit i need a rear muffler clamp like that one, mine tore to peices... |
Jramsey
| Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 10:15 pm: |
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Locking bar made cheap= 1/4" x 2" Aluminum flat bar 4-3/8" long, radius the ends with belt,disc sander or file. |
Pkforbes87
| Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 12:26 am: |
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200 ft/lbs IIRC? Yeah.. enjoy. My back hurt for two weeks after tightening that nut. I don't weigh enough to get enough torque on the wrench by just standing on it, so I had to lift on the wrench while a friend sat on top of the frame. Good times.. I can't wait to do it all over again to the S3 |
Smoke
| Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 06:20 am: |
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longer torque wrench helps if you are weight challenged. the last one i did at 250 ft lbs on the front sprocket, 80 on the clutch hub a couple of months ago iirc. tim |
Ajgerdes
| Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 10:51 am: |
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Guell, i would tell you where that clamp is from but i have no idea. My kooks was already installed when i got the bike. Custom stainless steel muffler too. Doesn't do much to quiet the sound though, I can see straight through the muffler end to end. |
Guell
| Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 11:01 am: |
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I have the same system, Thats a kooks muffler too, i think. My muffler is a little bit different, but same design. I just rigged up the muffler and will be stress testing the clamp i have now. Yea its loud, but it sounds awesome. (Message edited by Guell on July 09, 2009) |
Ajgerdes
| Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 11:42 am: |
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yeah the previous owner called up a custom muffler place and gave them all the measurements of the stock muffler and had them make one up out of stainless steel. I was going to get a D&D and cut it down small enough to fit then weld it back together. Maybe i will do that this winter when i have nothing better to do |
Ajgerdes
| Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 09:56 am: |
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Got my problem fixed, went for a 200 mile ride this weekend and found this cool barn.
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