Changing derby cover question?
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Road Warrior
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Changing derby cover question?
Hey guys,
I want to replace my derby cover...with the bike standing pretty straight will I get alot of oil leakage when I take the cover off? Without a jack or straps, any advice on best way to do this with the least amount of mess?
I want to replace my derby cover...with the bike standing pretty straight will I get alot of oil leakage when I take the cover off? Without a jack or straps, any advice on best way to do this with the least amount of mess?
Road Captain
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RE: Changing derby cover question?
ORIGINAL: Sammi
Do the bolts have to be torqued to a specific ft/lbs, or just tighten them up?
Do the bolts have to be torqued to a specific ft/lbs, or just tighten them up?
A mechanic friend of mine once told me that if something has a torque spec, just turn the wrench "one grunt past a groan".
So I just twisted them down good and snug, and I've gone close to 1000 mileswith no leak yet. I wouldn't get too crazy with those star bolts, though. I don't trust em to take much strain.
Road Warrior
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RE: Changing derby cover question?
Hand tightening always works, just keep an eye on them after a few rides.
As the bros here stated, if anything drips out during a Derby change you had too much anyway.
As the bros here stated, if anything drips out during a Derby change you had too much anyway.
Road Captain
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RE: Changing derby cover question?
ORIGINAL: Sammi
Do the bolts have to be torqued to a specific ft/lbs, or just tighten them up?
Do the bolts have to be torqued to a specific ft/lbs, or just tighten them up?
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Road Warrior
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RE: Changing derby cover question?
as stated - overtight is the worst in this case - a little under, and you might leak a bit, easy fix, too tight and you could strip threads, not so easy fix.
i did not loctite, no issues at all.
i did not loctite, no issues at all.
Road Master
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RE: Changing derby cover question?
Ichanged mine last week whenI did my 1k service. The service guy gave me a service gasket kit with 3 O rings and a derby cover gasket, I also bought a skull derby cover.Any other cover than stock seems to use the flat disk cover, stock cover uses a gasket that fits in a groove I had to go back to the stealer and get the right gasket. The bolts get tightened in a star pattern at 84-108 inch pounds as per the service manual.