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Rylee wrote on 06/22/15 at 22:38:00:Thanks for all the info guys.
@Gizzo
I did your same method just to see if it was actually that spot that was the leak problem. Pulled the nut and washer off and started her up and sure enough oil came out.
@Justin
Everything that has a torque spec gets torqued on my bikes. I have 1/4 drive 3/8 drive and 3/4 drive torque wrenches.
I'm gonna clean it up one last time and use Verslagen's method of putting some RTV on the washer and letting it cure then reinstalling it to torque specs. I'm over this leak! For an 18k mile 19 year old engine it's darn clean and I'd like to keep it that way.
I use a torque wrench on a head, I just use feel on everything else, well, sometimes I just jam lug nuts on with the impact, the clutch cover, I did by hand, slow, several passes, no goo. Id never go without goo again. Those little bolts were scary tight before it stopped all dripping.
I can Feel the bolt better without a torque wrench. The valve adjust covers, just hand snug. Theyre wimpy.