Yeah! I love when somebody posts about their turn signal not working correctly, and the first reply is "did you check the tappet screen ?"

 

If your turn signals aren't working correctly of course you have to check the tappet screen first as that filters your blinker fluid!!!!

 

I've seen this many times in the automotive world too ... Silicone can really gum it up.

 

if you have debris in the screen you have major motor problems. if your motor is still running like it should the probability of something in the screen is zero.

 

Apply some JB Weld to the slot and let it dry.

 

..... also known as "blue death".

 

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I've checked that screen about once in the last 30 years. Checked it regularly for the first year or so, then when I never saw a single spec of anything, I stopped. Now, on a dry clutch and "best wishes" filtered bike, like a shovel, you'll get the occasional piece of clutch plate crud in there.

 

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Personally I'd be more concerned with the abrasive grit from whatever you were cutting with getting into the motor. Might want to change your oil a couple of times before you go tearing down the road.

.."a big screw driver" ? They make a removal tool for that cap. It's called a drag link socket. I'm cheap so I made mine.