09-03-17, 08:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-03-17, 08:30 PM by fazersharp.)
(09-03-17, 07:23 PM)shieldr link Wrote: Cheers for the posts. For clarity the manifold was blowing a bit and the plan to nip the nuts up was to slacken off a touch, scoot with wd40 then nip up. When turning anticlockwise to loosen, the nuts rounded with almost no force at all. The central manifold nuts are very badly corroded. Due to the risk of shearing and coupled with the fact that I have to watch rugby and drink beer this weekend said bike will be visiting the local garage next Wednesday. "loosey lefty righty tighty". ?Ahhh now it makes sense, watch out because they may snap them and then want to charge you the extra for fixing. A few weeks with a penetrating oil as mentioned earlier would be the best way to go, I used an oil for cleaning guns and a is called Kroil (creeping oil )its very thin and smells a bit of nampther from what I remember nampther smelling like , I applied it for weeks on to the nuts with a syringe to reach right in and behind the bracket collars also, my nuts came off ok but the bike has not seen rain for 17 years
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.