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yorkie_chris · 25-01-09, 09:49 PM

Cover the back of such bolts with a good gob of normal grease. The heavier the better.

25-01-09, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

+ about a million.

I don't think that Suzuki fixings are worse than the other Japanese makers, I do think there are plenty of abused and uncared for bikes though, not for a moment suggesting the OP's treatment of his bike is amiss, but it's not young any more, and thus requires preventive care as well as maintenance, as do all machines, which includes cars as they rust away quietly to themselves too, and in my experience suffer just the same troubles as bikes.

This is true - pretty much all bikes (and most cars) use Zinc galvanised mild steel bolts, as they provide a reasonable level of protection (when the galvanisation isn't broken). A lot of problems are caused where you have different metals involved e.g. a steel bolt into a alloy part. This can lead to corrosion on anything. The longer they are left, the worse they get. Stainless steel bolts can be used to replace some bolts, but they aren't great for everything.

Trust me on this, Jambo can attest that almost every bolt, nut and fastner removed from my SV has required a hammer, an impact wrench, a 2ft breaker bar and/or a drill. But then it lives outside 24/7, and didn't get used for 2 years while I rebuilt bits of it after crashing it. My ZX6R and GSX750 were both the same. The ones I removed got greased, copper greased or WD40'd and come out fine now.

MT

yorkie_chris · 25-01-09, 10:01 PM

Copper grease seems OK, I seem to remember there being some other product especially for alloy fittings as well though. Ally-slip or something like. Or maybe moly grease?

DarrenSV650S · 25-01-09, 10:03 PM

What about lithium?

yorkie_chris · 25-01-09, 10:04 PM

Better than nothing.

Dave20046 · 25-01-09, 10:05 PM

What about acf50? I misplaced my copper grease for the zorst studs so just used some of that

26-01-09, 01:08 AM

That should at least prevent Electrolite in the first place , worth a punt , try it out on one bolt at least and see what occurs , better than nothing . You just gotta watch that it doesn`t get burnt off with the heat from the Exhaust .

yorkie_chris · 26-01-09, 01:14 AM

It will most likely burn off, but it does leave a residual protection behind.

Dave20046 · 26-01-09, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

It will most likely burn off, but it does leave a residual protection behind.

Cheers I'll take em out and copper grease em when I find my tub...

25-01-09, 09:49 PM	#31
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: ing suzuki ty screws Cover the back of such bolts with a good gob of normal grease. The heavier the better. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

25-01-09, 10:01 PM	#33
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: ing suzuki ty screws Copper grease seems OK, I seem to remember there being some other product especially for alloy fittings as well though. Ally-slip or something like. Or maybe moly grease? __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

25-01-09, 10:03 PM	#34
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: ing suzuki ty screws What about lithium?

25-01-09, 10:04 PM	#35
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: ing suzuki ty screws Better than nothing. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

25-01-09, 10:05 PM	#36
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: ing suzuki ty screws What about acf50? I misplaced my copper grease for the zorst studs so just used some of that __________________

26-01-09, 01:08 AM	#37
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: ing suzuki ty screws That should at least prevent Electrolite in the first place , worth a punt , try it out on one bolt at least and see what occurs , better than nothing . You just gotta watch that it doesn`t get burnt off with the heat from the Exhaust .

26-01-09, 01:14 AM	#38
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: ing suzuki ty screws It will most likely burn off, but it does leave a residual protection behind. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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