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Offline Phil Tunbridge

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V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« on: August 07, 2017, 09:10:11 AM »
Out riding yesterday on my 6 day old Stone and found that the right cylinder was weeping oil from the base gasket.
I figured that the head could do with a re-torque and rather than take it back to the dealer figured I should be able to do it.
SO, I need  torque and valve clearance figures (apart from a new spark-plug wrench).
Can anybody help?
TIA

Phil

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Re: V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2017, 04:56:55 PM »
If your dealer is not a complete mess, take it back, and have them fix it.
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Re: V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2017, 05:02:53 PM »
My dealer is good, it's just that it would take me a couple of hours to do it myself versus a day to get the dealer to do it (if they can fit it in).

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Re: V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2017, 05:08:20 PM »
Make sure that's where it's coming from, haven't seen any leaks or heads needing torqued on new stuff. They are supposed to have metal head gaskets.  I would not mess w/bike that new, take it in. I will bet the leak is from some other place .
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Re: V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2017, 05:10:21 PM »
Unless I'm mistaken the V9's and V7-III's all use steel laminate gaskets that do not require re-torquing. If the weep is from a head gasket the gasket will have to be replaced. Are you certain that the head gasket is the source or is the oil tracking around from elsewhere?

Valve clearances 4 & 6 thou.

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Re: V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2017, 05:37:48 PM »
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Re: V7III head bolt torque and valve clearances
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2017, 06:24:04 PM »
The oil is along the outside and rear of the base joint on the right cylinder.  Careful inspection shows that it's not coming from anywhere else.
I'll re-torque the heads and clean up the cases, then, if it re-appears, I'll take it into the dealers.

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