'04 Wee, ridden hard and put away wet.
I have joined the ranks of those who have stripped a head cover bolt's threads in the head. Fortunately, I see that those threads aren't actually in the head, but rather are in the cam journal holder. So much easier to repair (I hope). So, two questions:
1. Following FSM page 3-21,22: do I need to pull the cam chain guide and cam chain tensioner if I have no need to pull the camshaft? Or can I just pull the 6 bolts and the cover directly? Yes, I'll get it at TDC first either way.
2. Is the third head cover bolt (away from cam chain) threaded into the head proper? If so, that would be a bigger deal. Mine is one of the pair by the chain on the front cylinder.
M7 helicoil kit is already on the brown truck. TIA
I have joined the ranks of those who have stripped a head cover bolt's threads in the head. Fortunately, I see that those threads aren't actually in the head, but rather are in the cam journal holder. So much easier to repair (I hope). So, two questions:
1. Following FSM page 3-21,22: do I need to pull the cam chain guide and cam chain tensioner if I have no need to pull the camshaft? Or can I just pull the 6 bolts and the cover directly? Yes, I'll get it at TDC first either way.
2. Is the third head cover bolt (away from cam chain) threaded into the head proper? If so, that would be a bigger deal. Mine is one of the pair by the chain on the front cylinder.
M7 helicoil kit is already on the brown truck. TIA