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Nathaniel12345 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19	valve adjustment lock nut 04/17/12 at 11:01:13 Does anyone know the size and pitch of the valve adjustment lock nut? If so could you please let me know. Thanks[email][/email]
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #2 - 04/17/12 at 11:07:46 Is your old one messed up? You can take one off & go to a nut & bolt shop. Or just take the adjuster,, thers nothing keeping it from screwing out by hand,, The diameter of a bolt that takes a nut that fits a 10 MM wrench is the same to the best of my knowledge,
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Re: valve adjustment lock nut
Reply #3 - 04/17/12 at 11:10:49

Dude, you got to find the missing nut or it will eventually "CRUNCH" your motor later on.

It is a fine thread metric nut, you might find one at a hardware store or you might have to order it from Suzuki -- safer to do that as it is an especially case hardened fine thread nut intended & built for the purpose.

It is a standard size though -- I have chased some burring out of the rocker arms before using a standard metric tap.

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Reply #4 - 04/17/12 at 11:18:37

PLUS ONE to what Oddfeller said...
FIND THAT OLD NUT.
You can tear the engine down now, get it out and put it back together, or you can tear it down later at the side of the road, and replace however many critical components it eats along the way...

Even if you do find it though; if that old nut failed in some way, and this wasn't entirely caused by operator error, it may be wise to replace it.

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Nathaniel12345 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #5 - 04/17/12 at 11:22:10 Lol.. I'm caught! I seriously searched EVERYWHERE for that darn nut.. some people said that it may have fallen to the bottom of the oil pan or something of that nature.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #6 - 04/18/12 at 02:07:57 YOud be riding a hand grenade with the pin pulled if you ride it without finding the old one,,
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Re: valve adjustment lock nut
Reply #7 - 04/18/12 at 03:24:17

+1. I just had to tear apart mine after I put her back together and had an extra washer floating around in the gen area. Just that did enough damage. It may be a PITA to do, but think about the pain YOUR gonna have if that thing finds its way to the gears at 65 on the highway.
Better and cheaper to fix it right now, than later man. Just my Lincoln twins though. Be safe.

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #8 - 04/18/12 at 07:55:14 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/18/12 at 02:07:57: YOud be riding a hand grenade with the pin pulled if you ride it without finding the old one,, I think that's a fairly appropriate comparison. It's at least one with a loose pin ready to fall out.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28848 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #9 - 04/18/12 at 10:44:22 I'd bet it's still under the head cover somewhere... lots of little nooks up there for it to get caught in.. Plus,.. it's easier to pull than the side case... ...
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Nathaniel12345 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #10 - 04/18/12 at 10:49:08 I FOUND IT!!!!! I FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... thanks for the help guys
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28905 L.A. California Gender:	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #11 - 04/18/12 at 11:06:45 great! where?
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teabowl13 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 535	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #12 - 04/18/12 at 12:16:20 Nathaniel12345 wrote on 04/18/12 at 10:49:08: I FOUND IT!!!!! I FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... thanks for the help guys YAY!! Now that will save you 57 cents at the hardware store... As well as a blown motor, and possible trip to the ER... WHAT A BARGAIN!
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #13 - 04/18/12 at 13:20:11 Where do you suppose he found it ? At the hardware store ! And he got you guys off his back at the same time ! That was halarious !
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28848 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: valve adjustment lock nut Reply #14 - 04/18/12 at 13:21:49 Nat owes us a beer... ...
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