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Hi gang... I've a couple of questions if you will humor me. Towards the end of last riding season, I developed a small oil leak at the base of the vertical cylinder. As all of us seem to have a lot of spare time on our hands this spring I decided to tackle this myself. So, a couple of weeks ago, I stripped the bike down...
The coolant has been drained, oil (Motul 300v) was just changed towards the end of last summer, and as a sump full of this shit costs an arm and leg, and is still clear in the sight glass, I've left it in. I've not touched the timing belt tensioner. My plan is to untorque the cylinder head nuts, let sit for an as of yet undetermined period of time, and then retorque and reassemble the bike.
My questions for the group are as follows:
I guess that's it. As usual, your honesty is appreciated... If I'm deluding myself, by all means let me know.
The coolant has been drained, oil (Motul 300v) was just changed towards the end of last summer, and as a sump full of this shit costs an arm and leg, and is still clear in the sight glass, I've left it in. I've not touched the timing belt tensioner. My plan is to untorque the cylinder head nuts, let sit for an as of yet undetermined period of time, and then retorque and reassemble the bike.
My questions for the group are as follows:
- Has anyone ever successfully done this? I've researched this topic and read multiple accounts, and there doesn't seem to be any degree of consistency amongst the results. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.
- Does anyone see any problem with not loosening the timing belt tensioner prior to doing this? Keep in mind, I'm releasing the torque on the fasteners, not taking them off. The head should not come up more than 1mm.
- Has anyone had any luck, or know anybody who has purchased these knock off Head Nut Holder Wrench's? Ideally, I'd love to be able to rent or borrow one of these, but I don't know anyone around who owns a Desmoquattro who would have one.
I guess that's it. As usual, your honesty is appreciated... If I'm deluding myself, by all means let me know.