crowdedhead
08-19-2002, 03:51 PM
just a warning...check over your new bikes as soon as you get them, you may have problems as i did...
i bought my 400ex new about a month ago, and when changing the oil for the first time and upgrading sprockets, i found the following ...
went to install new sprockets, lifted up the rear of bike and noticed that the left hub on the end of the axel was loose. it had about an 1/8" play side to side. pulled the hub and found that the splines were still in good shape, put the hub back on and tightened with an impact.
when changing out the oil filter, i felt that the two bolts holding the filter cap on were over torqued, as it took me hitting on the end of the ratchet to break each bolt loose. when reinstalling i found that the hole threads were damaged...the bolts wouldn't even bottom out much less tighten
the hub i think will be ok, but the filter threads need to be fixed, so instead of letting my bike sit at the local honda dealer for months, i'm taking it to my mechanic to have steel inserts put in. i'll let you all know how things turn out.
just remember...just because its factory built/assembled, doesn't mean its perfect.
i bought my 400ex new about a month ago, and when changing the oil for the first time and upgrading sprockets, i found the following ...
went to install new sprockets, lifted up the rear of bike and noticed that the left hub on the end of the axel was loose. it had about an 1/8" play side to side. pulled the hub and found that the splines were still in good shape, put the hub back on and tightened with an impact.
when changing out the oil filter, i felt that the two bolts holding the filter cap on were over torqued, as it took me hitting on the end of the ratchet to break each bolt loose. when reinstalling i found that the hole threads were damaged...the bolts wouldn't even bottom out much less tighten
the hub i think will be ok, but the filter threads need to be fixed, so instead of letting my bike sit at the local honda dealer for months, i'm taking it to my mechanic to have steel inserts put in. i'll let you all know how things turn out.
just remember...just because its factory built/assembled, doesn't mean its perfect.