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Re: [ST] Loose Header Nuts



Garry,
I *think* you can loosen the radiator and oil cooler from their mounts
(without disconnecting the hoses) and gain enough access.
- --
Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST


> The nuts holding my exhaust pipes to the cylinders on my RS keep
working
> loose. They're a major PITA to get at. In fact, I can only reach 3
of the
> six without taking stuff off the bike. To really do it right, it
appears you
> have to remove the fairing as well as the oil cooler and radiator (a
major
> effort from the looks of it).
>
> Is there some combination of deep 13mm socket and short extension
that lets
> you tighten them all w/o removing stuff ?
>
> If not, is there some easy way and/or trick to moving all that
cooling stuff
> out of the way to get a socket/wrench in there? Getting the plastic
off is
> no big deal, but removing the coolers looks to be a PITA and I'm not
sure
> how much liquid (oil or water) will be lost in the process.



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