A word about installing ROCKOUT rocker shaft inserts...
#11
10-12-2015, 08:25 PM
Over the weekend I installed the inserts, and am amazed by how much quieter the top end is. I though I would pass along an observation and a question.
Observation: While in the rocker box, I replaced the breathers with new ones. The new breathers are "thinner" (top to bottom) than the stock breathers on my 2010 with about 30k miles on it.
As part of the breather kit, new bolts are included. The new bolt are shorter than the originals, but even with the thinner new breather dimension, the breather bolts extend farther into the threads than the originals did. And I had a serious case of hydro-lock.
Thank goodness the hydro-lock issue has been posted here or I would have broken through the bolt holes for sure. An awful lot of oil blew out of the breather bolt holes, and once cleaned out, they fastened right down.
Question: The original rocker plate bolts clearly had no thread lock on them. The manual did not specify applying thread lock on the bolts during reassembly (and I didn't).
Normally, I'm a "locktite everything" guy, but between the manual and the clean original bolts, I did not this time.
Any thoughts on if threat lock really should be used there? Maybe I'll give them a check in a few hundred miles.
Thanks. -Pat
Observation: While in the rocker box, I replaced the breathers with new ones. The new breathers are "thinner" (top to bottom) than the stock breathers on my 2010 with about 30k miles on it.
As part of the breather kit, new bolts are included. The new bolt are shorter than the originals, but even with the thinner new breather dimension, the breather bolts extend farther into the threads than the originals did. And I had a serious case of hydro-lock.
Thank goodness the hydro-lock issue has been posted here or I would have broken through the bolt holes for sure. An awful lot of oil blew out of the breather bolt holes, and once cleaned out, they fastened right down.
Question: The original rocker plate bolts clearly had no thread lock on them. The manual did not specify applying thread lock on the bolts during reassembly (and I didn't).
Normally, I'm a "locktite everything" guy, but between the manual and the clean original bolts, I did not this time.
Any thoughts on if threat lock really should be used there? Maybe I'll give them a check in a few hundred miles.
Thanks. -Pat
Thanks for reaffirming the importance of getting the oil out of the bolt holes. This has been in my instructions from the start, and is one of the reasons for doing the install on the bench.
As for the bolts.... I looked in my '15 touring service manual & they don't say. But then they also say to install the bolts with their flat washers and there are none. Whenever I do R&R on mine I use new bolts for 2 reasons.... they're only $1 each, and I want to see if there are any new wear patterns on the bolts. The new bolts from the dealer come with a dry thread sealer patch on each. So I guess if I was to choose I'd say a drop on each bolt would be a good thing.
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10-13-2015, 12:21 PM
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10-13-2015, 01:08 PM
#16
10-14-2015, 10:08 AM
Cruiser
#17
10-14-2015, 02:01 PM
Thanks for reaffirming the importance of getting the oil out of the bolt holes. This has been in my instructions from the start, and is one of the reasons for doing the install on the bench.
As for the bolts.... I looked in my '15 touring service manual & they don't say. But then they also say to install the bolts with their flat washers and there are none. Whenever I do R&R on mine I use new bolts for 2 reasons.... they're only $1 each, and I want to see if there are any new wear patterns on the bolts. The new bolts from the dealer come with a dry thread sealer patch on each. So I guess if I was to choose I'd say a drop on each bolt would be a good thing.
As for the bolts.... I looked in my '15 touring service manual & they don't say. But then they also say to install the bolts with their flat washers and there are none. Whenever I do R&R on mine I use new bolts for 2 reasons.... they're only $1 each, and I want to see if there are any new wear patterns on the bolts. The new bolts from the dealer come with a dry thread sealer patch on each. So I guess if I was to choose I'd say a drop on each bolt would be a good thing.
#18
10-14-2015, 02:17 PM
You might be able to get away with reusing your rocker cover gaskets, but they are pretty cheap.
Last edited by 10Heavy; 10-14-2015 at 02:20 PM.
#19
10-15-2015, 07:06 AM
Cruiser
