First Bike Build Ever (GS450)

[Guest]

Bugger! Those studs are replaceable and are known to be a little fragile... but you'll need to get those nuts off first. I've been so paranoid about tightening mine up without stripping threads... so far so good!

Did you put a new O ring under the cap as well? I've pinched mine installing it a couple of times which has caused oil to drip out as it's quite easy to let it slip out of the groove.

A bit of grease on the side going into the groove on the cap will stop it slipping out.

That wiring looks like a bunch of fun... not!

 

[Tim Tom]

Have you tried using a big cheater (long handled socket, or a pipe slid over the socket handle) to increase the moment arm and get a lot more force on the nut? Many times this will work.

Also invest in PB blaster. Or some other good penetrating oil. It's essential for working on older bikes, and will help prevent breaking stuck bolts.

Finally when re-assembling stuff, cover the threads in anti-seize. This will prevent them from fusing to the block, or nut, or whatever, and make removal much easier.


IF you need to remove the studs, one way to do it is to cut a slot in them with a dremel and use a hand impact driver with a big flat head bolt. A few good hits should be enough to loosen them.

 

[Steve]

Go ahead and look through the album, it's got all the pictures of the bike so far.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151407990348223.537954.674248222&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=10151426176228223&set=a.10151407990348223.537954.674248222&type=3&theater
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Also, I am putting up pictures of the speghetti mess that is the electric system so if anyone wants to give me an idea of where to start that would be great.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151407990348223.537954.674248222&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=10151424061278223&set=a.10151407990348223.537954.674248222&type=3&theater

Thanks guys!

I would love to look through your album, but it seems to be on FaceBook.

Believe it or not, there are actually three of us left in the world that do not have a FaceBook account and have no plans of getting one.

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[PhillyCafe]

I would love to look through your album, but it seems to be on FaceBook.

Believe it or not, there are actually three of us left in the world that do not have a FaceBook account and have no plans of getting one.

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Steve, I left my album open to the public so I thought . I will try and upload some photos to photobucket ASAP.

 

[PhillyCafe]

Bugger! Those studs are replaceable and are known to be a little fragile... but you'll need to get those nuts off first. I've been so paranoid about tightening mine up without stripping threads... so far so good!

Did you put a new O ring under the cap as well? I've pinched mine installing it a couple of times which has caused oil to drip out as it's quite easy to let it slip out of the groove.

A bit of grease on the side going into the groove on the cap will stop it slipping out.

That wiring looks like a bunch of fun... not!

How would I replace the studs once I get the nuts off? I did put a new O ring on, however I believe my other issue was it slipped off so when I do get the cap off I'll three bond the O ring to the groove so it stays put.

 

[PhillyCafe]

Have you tried using a big cheater (long handled socket, or a pipe slid over the socket handle) to increase the moment arm and get a lot more force on the nut? Many times this will work.

Also invest in PB blaster. Or some other good penetrating oil. It's essential for working on older bikes, and will help prevent breaking stuck bolts.

Finally when re-assembling stuff, cover the threads in anti-seize. This will prevent them from fusing to the block, or nut, or whatever, and make removal much easier.


IF you need to remove the studs, one way to do it is to cut a slot in them with a dremel and use a hand impact driver with a big flat head bolt. A few good hits should be enough to loosen them.

Thanks for the help! I've got a few things to help as preventative measures but unfortunately I fell into this issue. So once I cut the studs out, do I just unscrew them or is there another side of the engine I need to get to?

 

[Tim Tom]

Thanks for the help! I've got a few things to help as preventative measures but unfortunately I fell into this issue. So once I cut the studs out, do I just unscrew them or is there another side of the engine I need to get to?

Unscrew the studs. There is nothing on the other side of the engine holding them in. Simply force of habit.

When you get the nuts off, carefully inspect the threads to see if they are damaged. If they are then remove and replace them.

Rather than using 3 bond, smear some heavy grease over the O-ring to hold it in place. The three bond may give you a more permanent bond than you'd like and interfere with the sealing surfaces.

 

[Guest]

Tim's got the right idea... I haven't had to do any replacing of those studs (yet) so can't really add anything there...

I would love to look through your album, but it seems to be on FaceBook.

Believe it or not, there are actually three of us left in the world that do not have a FaceBook account and have no plans of getting one.

.

There's actually four of us Steve