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Mysterious Spring
09/05/09 at 19:40:48

Hey all,
I was doing some weekend work with my gas leak gushing everywhere.
I got some things apart, and saw this little spring on the floor.
I looked through some of the parts diagrams, and can't locate it.
Here's what I took apart.

Took off the seat
Removed tank
Removed tool cover
Removed battery
Removed battery box (easier to get the next thing )
Removed carburetor

Note :
I found the spring BEFORE I removed the battery box and carburetor
I'm thinking *maybe* it is part of the tool cover lock mechanism?
Anyone else recognize it ?????

http://www.wheatoncs.com/spring.jpg

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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #1 - 09/05/09 at 19:52:31 Have you changed the oil lately?
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Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #2 - 09/05/09 at 19:54:37 Savage_Amusement wrote on 09/05/09 at 19:52:31: Have you changed the oil lately? No, haven't
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #3 - 09/05/09 at 19:57:33 There are springs under the speedo, look under it with a flashlight should be 3.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #4 - 09/05/09 at 20:11:19 Mattdw wrote on 09/05/09 at 19:54:37: Savage_Amusement wrote on 09/05/09 at 19:52:31: Have you changed the oil lately? No, haven't I just saw spring and I think there is one in with the filter...... sleep dep talking don't pay attention to that.
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Re: Mysterious Spring
Reply #5 - 09/06/09 at 05:31:28

Savage_Amusement wrote on 09/05/09 at 20:11:19:

Mattdw wrote on 09/05/09 at 19:54:37:

Savage_Amusement wrote on 09/05/09 at 19:52:31:

Have you changed the oil lately?

No, haven't Sad

I just saw spring and I think there is one in with the filter...... sleep dep talking don't pay attention to that.

That really does look like the spring under the oil filter cover that presses against the oil filter.

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Re: Mysterious Spring
Reply #6 - 09/06/09 at 06:41:44

Yeah but saying he took off the tank makes me think it really is one of the ones under the speedometer. There are 3 in there and if it gets over tight it could break and it could have come out.

Speedo
oil filter
carb

about the only places I can think of on the whole bike that use springs that look even close to that. The rest are hooked on the ends.

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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #7 - 09/06/09 at 06:52:06 Come on guys, we ALL know that is a framis spring that connects to the fanortener rod...without it on the spline, his framis won't spring back to the firing position and he'll get that dreaded pfaaaaaaaaafpt sound. T
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Re: Mysterious Spring
Reply #8 - 09/06/09 at 12:22:04

Savage_Amusement wrote on 09/06/09 at 06:41:44:

Yeah but saying he took off the tank makes me think it really is one of the ones under the speedometer. There are 3 in there and if it gets over tight it could break and it could have come out.

Speedo
oil filter
carb

about the only places I can think of on the whole bike that use springs that look even close to that. The rest are hooked on the ends.

I took the tank back off and looked under it...all 3 springs are intact and good to go...
I hate when this happens!!!! Where does this thing go??????

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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #9 - 09/06/09 at 12:44:48 Quote: I took the tank back off and looked under it...all 3 springs are intact and good to go... I hate when this happens!!!! Where does this thing go?????? Have you checked all your ink pens?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #10 - 09/06/09 at 16:43:40 Did you take apart the carb ever? Without a real sense of scale... the only spring about that size is in the carb, the air shut off spring i think. Other wise I think it's a gift from the road.
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #11 - 09/06/09 at 17:20:37 I'd pop off your oil filter cover just to be sure. That does look an aweful lot like the spring between the filter and cover. If you crack it open and see theres no spring inside your mystery is solved. In that case Id also change your oil immediately if I were you.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #12 - 09/06/09 at 18:29:20 Looks too small to me for the oil filter sprangh
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #13 - 09/06/09 at 19:00:16 couldnt hurt to check. Might even help.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Mysterious Spring Reply #14 - 09/07/09 at 17:45:44 Did you remove any covers off of the carb? There is also a little side cover with a spring under that. It is on the side with 3 screws.
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