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01-04-05, 05:36 PM
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radiator lower mounting bolt - slightly loose?
Hello,
I figure short of driving over to the dealers and wiggling a few radiators, I would ask you folks first...  I just swapped in new spark plugs for my SK3. From the service manual I followed the instructions and it was going without a problem. Upon tightening the radiator's lower mounting bolt, I noticed that the rad was still loose on that channel slot that the bolt goes through on the way [EDIT*- duh, not the frame but rather] to the front of the forward cylinder. Should the radiator still be slightly loose when that bolt is appropriately secured? Is there some designed-in looseness, perhaps to help with weird lengths for rad hoses, or help alleviate vibration to the rad...? Thanks! |
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04-04-05, 10:11 PM
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(for the sake of posterity)
While at the dealers today to get a change of oil and new air filter... Grabbed the side of a K5 rad... shook it, and it was pretty snug. Not loose, but not impossible to move back an forth slightly on that rubber grommet/washer. |
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05-04-05, 07:41 AM
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I snapped my bolt and at this point doesnt have one
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05-04-05, 07:41 AM
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Yep it is. I managed to sheer mine off, while i was trying to tighten it properly after removing the rad. That was fun.
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05-04-05, 12:18 PM
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 Me too. Then my screw extractor snapped in the bolt
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05-04-05, 04:07 PM
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