docc Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 So go check these on your bike if you haven’t for a while... :thumbsup: :luigi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBBenson Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Ug. I ran down to the garage in a panic to check. I see two large hex heads, one on each side. Are there two bolts, one per side? Anyways, mine are there. I cringe at the thought of riding without either one of them. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Were they both tight? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I lost one of those main bolts from my Scura once. Shit a brick when I noticed it. Can you imagine the engine dropping out of the frame while you're riding? That would be a bad day. There are four bolts - two are easy to see and two are obscured by the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 There are four bolts - two are easy to see and two are obscured by the tank. Ummm, wait . . . three per side? one into the engine timing chest and these two, at the top, into the spine . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footgoose Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 a slight diversion please.... when checking for tightness, or re- torquing a bolt you've previously used loc-tite/threadlock on, haven't you "broken" the lock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks for posting the picture. What I wrote makes no sense - please disregard. There are three bolts on each side of the subframe (6 total). And... when you really look closely, the engine block is not even attached to the frame. There are only two big bolts up front that attach the timing cover to the subframe. And the back of the engine only mounts to the transmission with about 6 studs and the starter bolts. This changed in 2002 when arms were added to the lower subframe - and the arms are connected directly to the block. However you count (or mis-count), those big bolts between subframe and timing cover seem pretty important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footgoose Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 mine are still there. thanks for the replacement Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 a slight diversion please.... when checking for tightness, or re- torquing a bolt you've previously used loc-tite/threadlock on, haven't you "broken" the lock? If it’s already loose it won’t matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footgoose Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 it's a stand alone question. in general. you've got a bolt in with thread loc and you want to re torque or check for tightness. if you move it at all, you break the bond, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 it's a stand alone question. in general. you've got a bolt in with thread loc and you want to re torque or check for tightness. if you move it at all, you break the bond, right? Pretty much. If you just check torque it without backing it off and it doesnt tighten you're fine. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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