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Message started by tfrawg75 on 04/21/06 at 12:26:08

Title: stupid question ?
Post by tfrawg75 on 04/21/06 at 12:26:08

this may be a stupid question but I need to know I was cleaning my bike and saw that I'm missing one of the bolts that hold the exhaust on the head. I have'nt noticed a leak but would still like to fix it. My question is due to the high temp there do I have to get the bolt from the dealer or could I just take the other one into the hardware store and match it up? Any help will be greatly appreciated

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by chriss on 04/21/06 at 13:31:43

i had to replace mine also. mine was stripped. take your bolt go to home depot and replace it for under a quarter

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by 911radioman on 04/21/06 at 13:40:44

I'd probably put a bit of anti-seize compound on the new bolt too so you'll be able to remove it in the future.

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by tfrawg75 on 04/21/06 at 18:08:49

Thanks I just wanted to make sure I could do that with no problems. Thanks for all your help

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by klx650sm2002 on 04/22/06 at 02:36:53

On KLX I use stainless steel allen bolts with a bit of copper grease to hold the header to the head as it were.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by tfrawg75 on 04/22/06 at 20:36:17

Thanks I can get my hands on some anti seize at work

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by Manxman on 04/24/06 at 08:13:41

I lost a header bolt and replaced both with stainless steel allen heads. Much easier to remove and replace. Infact, any time I need to replace a nut or bolt on the bike I replace them with allen head stainless. Got them from a local hardware store that had lots of different nuts, bolts and screws.

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by klx650sm2002 on 04/25/06 at 01:10:54

When I'm replacing nuts I try to use K nuts, lighter and self locking.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/25/06 at 09:29:21

Okay, what's a K nut?

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by tfrawg75 on 04/25/06 at 13:20:52

I was wondering that myself

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by 911radioman on 04/25/06 at 13:25:21

It's when your nut gets in a bind, you say "K, what do I do now?" ;D

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by klx650sm2002 on 04/26/06 at 05:46:34

I've Put an image of K-Nuts and NAS Bolts on the Cafe under K-Nuts.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: stupid question ?
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/26/06 at 11:48:48

klx650sm2002 wrote:

I've Put an image of K-Nuts and NAS Bolts on the Cafe under K-Nuts.

Clive W :D

Peachy.