Great video on how to replace gasket! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5RTbntbHAs
On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 11:30:39 PM UTC-4, EGrider wrote: > > Hey Nighthawk lovers, I'm making plans for another West Coast run (Seattle > this time) on Ol' Yeller this summer, but she isn't as young as she used to > be, and I want her to ride as trouble free as she did last year. > > As the subject line says, I'm thinking of changing the valve cover gasket > because it's been leaking a little bit on the left rear side. Now a good > tightening may fix or reduce the problem to the point that it's a > non-issue, but I've got a couple of questions. > > 1. Those are just plastic plugs in the bolts, right? Is there a clean way > of getting them out without damaging them? > 2. If I re-torque the bolts, how do I know when I've got it right? I just > looked at the manual, chapter seven, and it doesn't seem to mention > anything about torque. It's all matter-of-fact, as in removal order: bolts, > sealing washer, bolts, gasket. That's about it. > 3. Any recommendations on suppliers, brands, etc? > 4. Any dressing for the new gasket, upper side and lower? > 5. How do I know how much torque I've got on an allen wrench, anyway? > > Anybody done this? For those who don't know me, Ol' Yeller is a '96 750 > Nighthawk. Thanks. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
