spacepirates wrote on 12/08/10 at 14:15:07:MotoBuddha wrote on 12/08/10 at 05:16:26:I question that bolt's contribution to proper sealing, since it's outside the critical area of surface mating, sort of out on a little peninsula. Sure, once everything is installed, it might help a little, but only a little.
i questioned it too, so i let it just sit there, un torqued. a few days later i had a leak right around that bolt
my fix was to just cut a short length of iron pipe and top that off with just a single washer and nut, which has worked well so far.
MotoBuddha wrote on 12/08/10 at 14:34:42:The science side of me wonders though what other variables might have been involved. Was it just the bolt, or was it the way the sealant was applied? I don't know.
Dunno, but the last time I did this job, I let the sealant cure without torquing this bolt, then I torqued it after the chrome cover went on.
A few hundred miles later, I got an oil leak right at that spot.
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