Damn it, found cct oil leak
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Damn it, found cct oil leak
So I had the tank off to run a battery tender wire up to the guage cluster. I just picked up a RAM stem mount for my Garmin and needed an outlet for it. While trying to tuck hide the wire, I noticed the front cct is leaking 
. So now I have to dig deeper and fix the problem. It's leaking around the base, so I need to replace the gasket material. What a pita!! Why couldn't it have been the rear? 
. So now I have to dig deeper and fix the problem. It's leaking around the base, so I need to replace the gasket material. What a pita!! Why couldn't it have been the rear?
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So I just re-tightened the bolts. I got about a quarter turn out of each. My question is... should I back one out @ a time and clean the threads and apply some sort of thread lock?
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Well, to follow up on this old thread, I do have truckers cct's. And all I did for the fix was to remove one bolt @ a time and apply thread lock. Also making sure both were very tight. Problem solved!
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I want to get a set and do them. Did you replace the valve cover gasket or did you reuse them?
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Just done mine yesterday using the ever so handy instructions - Easy peasy - Not much difference in 'engine/cam chain noise' but then I do have open race cans :-)
Cam cover gasket is reusable - black rubbery thing, just make sure it's correctly aligned before bolting down.
Apes have an o'ring and recess in the CCT so hopefully no oil leaks if lock nut nicely nipped up. Front lock nut is a pain to rotate down as fiddly access impeded by coolant hose (I found to do dry runs to get it as close a possible - then nip it up when CCT bolted on in place).
I needed both hex sockets and/or allen keys depending on the location of CCT retaining bolts to fasten them securely down. IIRC hex socket for both front, and rear top - allen key for bottom bolt.
History: 35k the front CCT imploded at just 30mph taking out the valves and general carnage. Workshop replaced head with 2nd hand item and supposedly replaced (and charged me for) both front & rear CCTs - Only when putting in the Apes (after 15k) did I discover they'd only replaced the front one.
Get it done yourself for peace of mind! + while you're in the oily innards you can change spark plugs and clean/replace airfilter.
Cam cover gasket is reusable - black rubbery thing, just make sure it's correctly aligned before bolting down.
Apes have an o'ring and recess in the CCT so hopefully no oil leaks if lock nut nicely nipped up. Front lock nut is a pain to rotate down as fiddly access impeded by coolant hose (I found to do dry runs to get it as close a possible - then nip it up when CCT bolted on in place).
I needed both hex sockets and/or allen keys depending on the location of CCT retaining bolts to fasten them securely down. IIRC hex socket for both front, and rear top - allen key for bottom bolt.
History: 35k the front CCT imploded at just 30mph taking out the valves and general carnage. Workshop replaced head with 2nd hand item and supposedly replaced (and charged me for) both front & rear CCTs - Only when putting in the Apes (after 15k) did I discover they'd only replaced the front one.
Get it done yourself for peace of mind! + while you're in the oily innards you can change spark plugs and clean/replace airfilter.
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The whine remains unchanged:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcyGOqzrues
I also reused oem gaskets w/ no problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcyGOqzrues
I also reused oem gaskets w/ no problem.
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