I have a 2105 S40 with a little under 8000 miles on it.

Last year this forum solved a lot of my exhaust backfiring by suggesting that I check the two exhaust bolts (that attach the exhaust pipe to the engine) for looseness.  It worked!  Thanks!  They were looser than they should have been.  I then resolved to check them about every 1000 miles of additional riding.

I checked them again this year after about 1000 additional miles, and they were somewhat loose again.


So based on this I have two questions:
1.  Is there some way to solve the problem of the bolts loosening over time?
2.  Are there other bolts/nuts on the bike that are known to loosen over time?


Thanks in advance for your help.
Ron G

It's Much Better to tighten occasionally than decide to get it TIGHT and not worry about it again.
Snugging something once in a while is a Lot easier than fixing broken volume stripped threads.

Snug them cold..

Ideally, the Savage is to be ridden towing a trailer featuring a foam cut-out of the entire parts catalogue; as things inevitably fall off, having a convenient place to store and reference the missing parts is invaluable.