Stainless bolts

[Guest]

I'm finally going to clean my oil screen this weekend and i thought while the casings open i might as well replace the bolts with stainless ones so it should be a bit simpler opening next time.

Thing is i can generally only find A2 grade bolts which i'm sure is a bit on the weak side? Will they be okay to use?

Also, when i put it back together should i use vibration washers or a dab of thread lock (copper grease needed?), currently it has flanged bolts.

Cheers guys, hopefully wont be long till ive finished playing and can go for my first long ride!

[Keithg24]

Not a clue but sounds good

[craig]

i have been using these.....http://www.tastynuts.com/?gclid=CMaRsPG ... 4woddnUmdg

but its addictive

[Guest]

A2 will be fine for casings and low stress areas, and use copperslip/copper grease.

Unless you need the casings off, do one at a time, that way you know what bolt goes where, and you shouldn't need gaskets etc..

have a look in guides/manuals, theres a thread about stainless bolts in there.. will give you an idea of what needs to be HT High Tensile (Strong Bolts) and what can be A2...

http://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/view ... 11&start=0

[Guest]

Cheers, its just the casing as i need to remove it to get at the oil screen.

So is it worth using anti shake/vibration washers?

[Guest]

Cheers, its just the casing as i need to remove it to get at the oil screen.

So is it worth using anti shake/vibration washers?

no, just tighten them up.

they aren't fitted by the manufacturer, so aren't necessary.

[Hoover]

check your manual first before putting copper slip on them all, 3 of my casing bolts need loctite as there is an oil way behind them.