imho ...if it aint broke dont fix it.
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FYI, today I brought my '93 in to my suspension guy's shop for him to set it up for me. While it was on the lift I noticed some oil pooling behind the vertical cylinder head, which wasn't there an hour earlier. I know this beause we discussed the crankcase breather filter on the bike oil misting, and looking right at this area. Sure enough, one of the vertical cylinder head studs had snapped and was sitting there loose and I could just lift it straight up from the head.
It's not the end of the world, as I've got other bikes to ride (and I'm getting a new Multistrada S next week!) and I'm in the process of restoring the Marvic superlight wheels I just got for the bike anyway. It's a grand I'd rather not have to spend, but maybe just a good excuse for high-compression pistons
If you've got the engine out of the bike anyway, and your bike obviously has the original head studs, I would go ahead and change them. I was lucky I noticed it at the shop and not 200 miles from home, and to me it's worth the peace of mind. I think it's not a question of if your going to have this problem, but when, and if the motor is out it's a much easier job and cheaper than doing it later. If you don't ride the bike hard or don't plan on keeping it forever then maybe it's not worth it. The other advantage is that if you're doing it proactively you're not going to have to worry about the stud possibly being broken off in the block, and you've probably got a job that isn't nearly as messy.
It's not the end of the world, as I've got other bikes to ride (and I'm getting a new Multistrada S next week!) and I'm in the process of restoring the Marvic superlight wheels I just got for the bike anyway. It's a grand I'd rather not have to spend, but maybe just a good excuse for high-compression pistons
If you've got the engine out of the bike anyway, and your bike obviously has the original head studs, I would go ahead and change them. I was lucky I noticed it at the shop and not 200 miles from home, and to me it's worth the peace of mind. I think it's not a question of if your going to have this problem, but when, and if the motor is out it's a much easier job and cheaper than doing it later. If you don't ride the bike hard or don't plan on keeping it forever then maybe it's not worth it. The other advantage is that if you're doing it proactively you're not going to have to worry about the stud possibly being broken off in the block, and you've probably got a job that isn't nearly as messy.
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