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B1100 engine bolts

londonrob

londonrob

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You know those 2 big allen screws near the top hose connections of your oil cooler, the ones that hold the engine in place.
Next time you have the tools out, just see if you can tighten them a bit.
Did mine today and was surprised that i could get at least half a turn on each of them.
Might explain the vibes ive been feeling recently! :blink:
 
I had these come loose on the machine I did the clutch and gearbox on. I got an irate call from the owner telling me I hadn't tightened them and they'd fallen out. I explained that yes, I had, both times I'd had the bike apart but I don't think he believed me.

I also found they had come loose on a 1200 Sport I had in a few weeks ago and that hadn't been touched ex-factory. While the bolts do have Schnoore washers on in future I'm going to use Loctite 243 on them, (Sparingly.)

Pete
 
Just checked mine at 59 ft. lbs (80Nm). Left side was tight. Right side moved about 1/8 of a turn. It's the first time I've checked them. The bike has 11,000 miles on it.
 
So if we check our engine bolts, or any other for that matter, and find they are loose, is it worth just removing and loctiting anyway as a precaution, or does it depend on the bolt?

Robert
 
It is important that those mounting bolts are tight. Mine were fine early on and haven't changed. Apparently the curved plates at those points are intended to flex slightly to assist in vibration control, so maybe a good idea to check them for cracks occasionally, not that I've heard of any giving trouble.
 
Brushwarrior wrote:
up to recommended torque of course :-D

Steve
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Of course mate, foot on end of allen key and a geeeeentle push! :laugh:
 
Wow, that sounds like an interesting technique - must try it next time for accuracy as currently I use a 50mm ring spanner around the end of an allen key as a lever and tourque is measured by the number of hits with a hammer - I find 10 hits is about right, but tourquing accuracy is a bit hit and miss and depends on how heavy the night before was!
 
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