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Message started by bwt72 on 06/17/20 at 10:11:44

Title: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by bwt72 on 06/17/20 at 10:11:44

now I’m having trouble putting it back because it’s a rather long bolt and there seems to be something inside the hole that the bolt fits into - however, it has moved down and the holes are no longer aligned

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by bwt72 on 06/17/20 at 10:23:51

I’m trying to get the bolt back into the engine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/17/20 at 10:46:47

That bolt is rather important. It secures the cam chain tensioner to the cylinder head. DO NOT attempt to start the engine.

Why did you remove it?

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by verslagen1 on 06/17/20 at 11:13:31

You're gonna have to remove the clutch cover to get that back in.
measure the cam chain tensioner while you're at it.

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by norm92de on 06/17/20 at 12:44:59

Right on Versy. It could be worse If he had tried to start it.

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Ruttly on 06/17/20 at 13:03:37

"Here's you sign"

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Ruttly on 06/17/20 at 13:06:53

Spare yourself some serious abuse
Invest in a shop manual

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Ruttly on 06/17/20 at 13:12:07

Please tell us that you DONT disarm bombs for a living !

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/17/20 at 13:22:41

BWT,

It's not hard to reinstall the cam chain...it's just rather involved. You have to remove the forward controls, the exhaust and the right side case cover. From there you have to loosen the ACCT (as verslagen mentioned, measure the extended portion and report back). Once the tension is off the chain I believe you will be able to reinstall that bolt from there.

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by bwt72 on 06/17/20 at 13:59:22

Thanks Gary! It actually wasn’t me who removed it but my fiancé in an effort to replace the spark plug of all things 8-) Thinks she’s mechanically inclined tho I should of been there... and she was going to leave it there for all time cluttering up my garage. I knew that me giving her that bike was going to come back to bite me. Thank you!

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/17/20 at 14:30:01

BEFORE ya start removing bolts from the side cover, grab cardboard and draw an outline, jab slots where every bolt goes,,and stick each bolt in its slot as they come out, or youll create a puzzle..

Be Gentle tightening them,, 1/4"ratchet, thumb on the head, gently closing fingers to turn the bolt,, FEEL of it, dont try to tighten Any of them,, just snug them, going across and get them snug,, hten make another pass and another, and just because
Thats the next one And youre still tightening,, if you find one that requires more torqu to turn than the last one,, skip it,, just keep working around the cover till all of them feel tight,, They arent head bolts,,,, Its a LOT quicker taking the time to Not break anything than hurrying and bustin stuff or stripping threads.
Its easier to fix a leak than a busted anything,,

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by bwt72 on 06/17/20 at 15:44:27

Will do, thank you!

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by bwt72 on 06/25/20 at 14:40:05

Finally got around to working on the bike today and the advice made it easy get the bolt back into the engine - Thank you! Although, I didn’t have the correct tool for putting the clip in the photo back on to the cam tensioner.. and didn’t want to break it by forcing the clip. Can you tell me what it is called?

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/25/20 at 14:59:11

It’s a circlip. There are special pliers to insert and remove these.

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by verslagen1 on 06/25/20 at 15:48:25

Harbor freight has them, but these are extra small and don't fit w/out forcing them on.

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/25/20 at 16:58:43

Yeah, along those lines, a crappy pair of pliers will have you cursing and throwing things across your garage. The pair I have has a reverse function so squeezing the handles together always opens or closes the direction of force needed. They came with different sized pins as well. I don’t what they cost, but they were worth it because I’ve owned the crappy ones.

Title: Re: Mistakenly removed a bolt from the engine head
Post by bwt72 on 06/26/20 at 07:59:29

Thank you all again for the advice [ch128591]