Re: [ST] Aaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh

[Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous email, Ken Mitchell stated:
> Actually, that cover may very well have been removed for your 6, 12, and 18
> thousand-mile services. When doing the valve adjustment, the easiest way to
> rotate the crankshaft is by removing that cover and using the clutch hub
> nut. That's what I learned, and it does work quite well.

Even easier method and requires no cover removal: Pull the plugs, put it
in gear and use the rear wheel to turn the shaft. I only had the valves
done at 12k. So it was either 8,000 or 20,000 miles before it finally leaked

>>From my experience, the gasket usually comes off with the cover and is
> reusable 3 times. I always have a spare on hand just in case it DIDN'T come
> off in one piece though.

My old Honda CM400T has a rubber gasket that can be used over and over
again. Anyway, the gasket looked like it was messed up since day one.


> 
> I hope yours is all set now.

Yep. I had back together Friday night.


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Steve Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA, Earth

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

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