Fairing Screw Question
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Fairing Screw Question
When I removed the fairing and re-installed it last night, I ran into a curious thing with the 4 lower screws. When I put the lower 4 screws in I was extremely careful to make sure they weren't cross-threaded. They went in easily about half way and then, got difficult to turn. It almost felt like they were cross-threaded. Anyway, I backed them out and checked the threads and they looked fine. So, I went on and tightened them down.
Today, I was telling my next-door neighbor about it. He's a mechanic and suggested that it may have been normal...the screws are designed to be difficult to prevent them from backing out under vibration.
Is he right or did I screw up? As I said before, I was very careful to prevent cross-threading.
Today, I was telling my next-door neighbor about it. He's a mechanic and suggested that it may have been normal...the screws are designed to be difficult to prevent them from backing out under vibration.
Is he right or did I screw up? As I said before, I was very careful to prevent cross-threading.
These are not self locking style screws because the fairing nuts are brass & locking screws would mess them up. What most likely happened is that outer fairing shifted a little & the screw theads were rubbing against the inner fairing pass-thru hole just enough to provide resistance ... not a big deal.
Sometimes, you may have to snug them all a little then go back & tighten them all again. Or, when tightening one screw, reach with the other hand & move the fairing end thats opposite to the side you're working on.... Oh yeah, it can be a bitch at times to do.
Sometimes, you may have to snug them all a little then go back & tighten them all again. Or, when tightening one screw, reach with the other hand & move the fairing end thats opposite to the side you're working on.... Oh yeah, it can be a bitch at times to do.
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The same thing happen to me and i was worried to untill i asked my mate who has taken his off loads of times and he put my mind at rest , i did re check them after my first long ride and they were fine.
It must be that i worry about things now im older that i wouldnt have given a second though about when i was a teenager.
It must be that i worry about things now im older that i wouldnt have given a second though about when i was a teenager.
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I noticed something similar a while back - I chased the bolt holes with a pipe cleaner and blew them out with compressed air and also bought another set of screws. A close inspection of the screws revealed some of the threads were sort of flatten. I no longer use thread locker on them either as I suspected it was building up inside the bolt holes.
I just had the fairing off today and didn't notice a problem.
I just had the fairing off today and didn't notice a problem.
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