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cam cover troubles

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I'll try that again, but it was really stuck on there. I tried more square nosed pliers and needle nose pliers and still had trouble unscrewing it.
 
Cathy344 said:
The guy at my local independent bike shop recommended staying with 10w40, but adding a Lucas oil stabilizer. Sounds reasonable enough to this novice, but I can't shake the feeling he might have just been trying to move product.



1) Remove cam cover (again)
2) Remove tach gears
3) Remove dirt and grime thoroughly
4) Apply JB Weld to crack and allow to cure
5) Grind down and sand smooth on the outside
6) Final surface prep and masking
7) Two coats of matte silver/gray furnace paint
8) Regrease top of gasket as well as all half moon plugs
9) Reinstall cover with Burk bolts

Sounds like a fun Saturday afternoon to me.

Oh, and I found the Burk bolt kit for my 550, but I've never found the "Z1" you've been mentioning. I found a Z1MotorSports.com, but they appear to be a Nissan-only outfit. Burk sells his kits directly off his website, but if they are offered for less somewhere else...
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Z1 Enterprises! http://www.z1enterprises.com/default.aspx

Good prices, great service. Highly recommended. Their catalog index is sketchy so you have to dig around some to find stuff. Their price on the screws is reasonable, and they sell Vesrah gaskets which are high quality (much better than Athena brand).

http://www.z1enterprises.com/SearchResult.aspx?All=True&KeyWords=bolt set GS550

Half moon pieces need SEALER, not grease. If not glued in they have been know to squirm out while on the road. :shock:

Oil additives are snake oil. =; Just use a good quality 10w-40 or the ever popular low buck synthetic 5W-40 Rotella desiel oil (available at Walmart - assuming you are not boycotting...which is a big assumption after your comments about China in that other thread).

And make sure you leave a goodly bit of JB Weld covering that crack - on the inside is fine. If you grind it all off the crack will open up again.

Good luck. :-D
 
Now I'm really cheesed off. I've waited a week for this gasket to come, and it's finally here and probably the wrong one. The part# I ordered was 11173-47001, but I got the part# 11173-47004-H17. Does anyone know if these are interchangeable, a redesign, or they sent me the wrong part? This happened before when I ordered from the dealership, and now it happened from Bikebandit.com.
 
ShirleySerious said:
The part# I ordered was 11173-47001, but I got the part# 11173-47004-H17. Does anyone know if these are interchangeable, a redesign, or they sent me the wrong part?
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Don't get too cheesed off. Then you might cheese someone else off, and the cheesing chain could continue.

The part they sent you is correct. Before getting cheese on someone, I recommend you check flatoutmotorcycles.com's fiches too. There you find a note that says:

Part#11173-47004-H17 (replaces 11173-47001)

So you're ok. You can probably use some of that extra cheese to help stick the gasket in place.:-D
 
Oh, good, thank FSM. There's just two parts on the side of the gasket that bridge the two cams that I didn't see on the original. I guess that means I could've done this a week ago with the gasket I got from the dealership. Oh well.
 
ShirleySerious said:
Oh, good, thank FSM. There's just two parts on the side of the gasket that bridge the two cams that I didn't see on the original. I guess that means I could've done this a week ago with the gasket I got from the dealership. Oh well.
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After the cover is seated and torqued to spec just cut those off.
 
ShirleySerious said:
Is there some kind of chemical I can use that won't contaminate the oil, or is a razor blade my best bet?

I tried unscrewing the cable, but there's a thing that the ridged part goes into that moves with it. It won't pull out.
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I used a 1/2"" wood chisel to help get the big pieces off. Got if very sharp. I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a super steady hand. I utility knife razor blade is good the small pieces and to shave off the sealer they used.

A light polishing with some 600 grit aluminum oxide sandpaper after you get it clean would help even the surface and prevent leaks.

If the tach cable is stuck in the cover, unscrew the other end (from the tach) and remove the whole thing. Then once you've got it off the bike you can carefully get the cable off using your tools of choice.
 
I installed the new gasket and put everything together and fired it up. A couple minutes later, oil was spilling all over. I thought, "oh sh*t, they gave me a bad gasket." I looked through my trusty Clymer and realized that not all the bolts on the cover are the same size. Oops. I just fixed that and now it's time for take 2...
 
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