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welp.. im screwed!
04/16/12 at 16:12:44

I recently did a valve adjustment, the bike fired right up. I took it for a spin and started to hear a noise so I figured I adjusted a valve too loosely. So I went back in the engine, only to find that one of the lock nuts came off of the adjustment screw and it no where to be found!!! So not only do I have a lock nut swimming around somewhere in my engine, I also dont even know where I can get a replacement. It seems like a very weird size. Please help!!

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #1 - 04/16/12 at 16:20:44 If it ain't under the head cover then it's on the clutch side. take of the valve inspection covers and fish around with a magnet. then take the clutch cover off and I hope you find it up top.
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Re: welp.. im screwed!
Reply #2 - 04/16/12 at 16:21:44

Directly back of the rocker adjustment where you were adjusting is the cam oil bathtub. Take both of you valve covers off and fish around in the oil pool with a magnetic grabber and see if you can find your lost nut.

Seriously probe everywhere the magnet can reach (from both sides, mind you) then consider putting a small strong magnet on a thick copper wire and bending it so you can probe everywhere else you couldn't get to before.

If you can't find it up top, then do what Verslagen said, go with the cam side cover. The only way for the nut to escape the top is to go down the cam chain tunnel to the right side cover zone, but the bad news is from there it can go down the rabbit holes to the main oil sump.

Lots more probing to do with the grabber, big oil pool down there.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #3 - 04/16/12 at 20:05:27 Ive worried about that,, I guess you forgot to snug that one up, huhh? Bummah, dude,, but itll show up,, before you start it again.,
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #4 - 04/17/12 at 08:10:27 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/16/12 at 20:05:27: Ive worried about that,, I guess you forgot to snug that one up, huhh? Bummah, dude,, but itll show up,, before you start it again., No no no, ya don't ever admit that ya forgot to tighten one,....especially the one that missing !
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #5 - 04/17/12 at 11:09:26 Never say "I screwed up" -- bad luck, that
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Nathaniel12345 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #6 - 04/17/12 at 11:26:34 I've searched and searched and searched to no prevail ... I'm going crazy!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #7 - 04/17/12 at 12:01:43 Tell us what've done already, step by step.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28691 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #8 - 04/17/12 at 13:53:12 Hold the bike upside down,.. and shake it... ...
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #9 - 04/17/12 at 15:46:16 Serowbot wrote on 04/17/12 at 13:53:12: Hold the bike upside down,.. and shake it... ... Doh!
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #10 - 04/17/12 at 18:37:51 I think you can get a little access through the pvc? tube nipple on the right side. If you're really lucky the nut could be close enough to fish out. Just thinkin...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: welp.. im screwed! Reply #11 - 04/17/12 at 20:57:12 Which valve did it come off of, Can you get it in a quiet place & get a friend to , very quietly lean it back & forth? You may need to drain the oil very well,,
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