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shroud screws
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 2:28 pm
by TheCaptVanc
Hello. I now have about 500 kms on my 2003. I lost one of the
shroud screws on one of my first rides. The dealer told me that was
one the screws that the factory is supposed to have tightened. Since
then another screw came loose. I figured that a big single would
require a little more attention in this area than my previous bikes
did. However, will I have to check these screws every 3rd ride, or
is there a loc-tite solution. How do you guys handle this?
Thanks,
Andy.
shroud screws
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 2:50 pm
by guymanbro
Go over the whole bike with a fine-tooth blue loctite comb and then
just check 'em when you're working on the bike (or every 500-1000
miles or so). Fortunately the stuff that comes off is generally
cosmetic....
dat brooklyn bum
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wrote:
> Hello. I now have about 500 kms on my 2003. I lost one of the
> shroud screws on one of my first rides. The dealer told me that
was
> one the screws that the factory is supposed to have tightened.
Since
> then another screw came loose. I figured that a big single would
> require a little more attention in this area than my previous bikes
> did. However, will I have to check these screws every 3rd ride, or
> is there a loc-tite solution. How do you guys handle this?
>
> Thanks,
> Andy.
shroud screws
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 2:59 pm
by Allan Patton
>>>How do you guys handle this?
I don't call them shrouds, I call them wings, because they are always trying
to fly off. Zip ties work well. Carry some with you. The black zip ties don
't show as bad.
One more trick is to damage the second or third thread on the screw. Smash
the thread a tiny bit, but don't do it to the first thread, you need it for
a starter. The "interference fit" will make it harder for the screw to back
out.
Allan A14
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] Shroud screws
> Hello. I now have about 500 kms on my 2003. I lost one of the
> shroud screws on one of my first rides. The dealer told me that was
> one the screws that the factory is supposed to have tightened. Since
> then another screw came loose. I figured that a big single would
> require a little more attention in this area than my previous bikes
> did. However, will I have to check these screws every 3rd ride, or
> is there a loc-tite solution. How do you guys handle this?
>
> Thanks,
> Andy.
>
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 5:11 pm
by InWoods13@aol.com
In a message dated 1/1/03 3:29:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, junk@...
writes:
> Hello. I now have about 500 kms on my 2003. I lost one of the
> shroud screws on one of my first rides. The dealer told me that was
> one the screws that the factory is supposed to have tightened. Since
> then another screw came loose. I figured that a big single would
> require a little more attention in this area than my previous bikes
> did. However, will I have to check these screws every 3rd ride, or
> is there a loc-tite solution. How do you guys handle this?
>
> Thanks,
> Andy.
>
I just use the medium loctite, Andy. That, and a metric screw assortment
from Dennis Kirk. It's come in real handy at times..like when I lost a shroud
bolt.
Watch the (3) bolts holding the windscreen, & loctite the (2) bolts holding
the passenger grab handle/luggage rack. I basically loctite any bolt I take
off for regular maintenance too. Course, keep the loctite away from the
plastic.
Have yet to lose a loc-tited bolt.
unrelated side note of the day: How about that new 355lb, 123 hp ZX-6R eh?
Looks like KHI's again serious about the 600 class, yup.
Scott (evicting the holiday company tomorrow...whoo hoo)
A14 "thunderdog"
Sorrento, FL
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shroud screws
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 7:38 pm
by Tony Cornett
I was greasing my rear bearings today to get rid of a noise. To my surprise
the noise was coming from a loose rear rotor. A-16 18000 since April. TC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Patton"
To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Shroud screws
> >>>How do you guys handle this?
>
> I don't call them shrouds, I call them wings, because they are always
trying
> to fly off. Zip ties work well. Carry some with you. The black zip ties
don
> 't show as bad.
> One more trick is to damage the second or third thread on the screw. Smash
> the thread a tiny bit, but don't do it to the first thread, you need it
for
> a starter. The "interference fit" will make it harder for the screw to
back
> out.
>
> Allan A14
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:45 PM
> Subject: [DSN_klr650] Shroud screws
>
>
> > Hello. I now have about 500 kms on my 2003. I lost one of the
> > shroud screws on one of my first rides. The dealer told me that was
> > one the screws that the factory is supposed to have tightened. Since
> > then another screw came loose. I figured that a big single would
> > require a little more attention in this area than my previous bikes
> > did. However, will I have to check these screws every 3rd ride, or
> > is there a loc-tite solution. How do you guys handle this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andy.
> >
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:57 am
by Devon Jarvis
Use medium loctite (blue liquid in a red tube), until the first time you drop the bike and break off the tabs. Then, drill two
holes on either side of the guard bar or radiator grill and zip-tie it.
Devon
"TheCaptVanc " wrote:
> Hello. I now have about 500 kms on my 2003. I lost one of the
> shroud screws on one of my first rides. The dealer told me that was
> one the screws that the factory is supposed to have tightened. Since
> then another screw came loose. I figured that a big single would
> require a little more attention in this area than my previous bikes
> did. However, will I have to check these screws every 3rd ride, or
> is there a loc-tite solution. How do you guys handle this?
>
> Thanks,
> Andy.
shroud screws
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:11 pm
by ATO137528@aol.com
Is there ANYTHING worse than those tiny little screws that are so hard to
reach? I would kill the person responsible for designing the shrouds like
that with my hands if I could find him.
Lamar
A14 (broken shroud tabs)
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shroud screws
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:46 pm
by Guest
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Devon Jarvis wrote:
> Use medium loctite (blue liquid in a red tube), until the first time
you drop the bike and break off the tabs. Then, drill two
> holes on either side of the guard bar or radiator grill and zip-tie it.
>
> Devon
After I broke my tabs, I went down to the hardware store and picked up
some small L brackets. Drilled some holes in the shroud where the tab
used to be in order to connect the L bracket and then bolted the
shrouds back on using the orginal shroud mounting screw.
Craig
A15 Pruav
shroud screws
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 6:14 pm
by Thor Lancelot Simon
On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 12:22:40AM -0500, Devon Jarvis wrote:
> Use medium loctite (blue liquid in a red tube), until the first time you
> drop the bike and break off the tabs. Then, drill two
> holes on either side of the guard bar or radiator grill and zip-tie it.
Ha ha! The first time I dropped the bike, I didn't break off the tabs,
because the dealer hadn't tightened *any* of the screws holding *any* of
the trim on (in fact, they left serveral off). Bike hit ground, all
the screws on that side were so loose they just *fell out* (no joke),
Thor scratched his head a lot, looked for broken bits of screws where
he thought there ought to be some, then applied blue loctite, whistling
as he worked.
Thor
need some klr-fixing suggestions
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 10:59 am
by Graeme Hoose
Sounds like a sticking choke to me
Scouse
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From: "Lujo Bauer"
To: "'Tony Cornett'" ; DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com>;
"'Walt'"
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:39 PM
Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] need some KLR-fixing suggestions
> Thanks for the suggestions. (My bike isn't a CA model, thankfully.)
> The bike turned out to be rideable this morning, so I just rode it home,
> where it again died with similar symptoms. More symptoms today included
> not holding idle and revving too high -- I'll look at it when I have
> time in the next couple of days.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Lujo
>
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