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#1 | Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:34 pm

I am doing 60,000 km service.
When replacing the air filter, there were problems with the 4 screws holding the lid of the air filter box.
Apparently water has come up under the tank cover and down into the hole where the air filter box screws are located.
In particular, one screw was fitted to the brass sleeve and was barely removable. Subsequently, I had to run a thread through the 5 mm thread to get the remains out of the screw.
The original screws are not stainless, but they are now replaced by stainless steel.
You may want to check your screws yourself, as my workshop has not said anything about the last service.
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#2 | RE: Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:53 pm

The screw on the right does not look OEM. All 4 screws should have a torx head.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#3 | RE: Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sat Dec 28, 2019 8:19 pm

They are not OEM. It is the new Stanless Steel.

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#4 | RE: Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:30 am

Zitat von Bimbam im Beitrag #1
I am doing 60,000 km service.
When replacing the air filter, there were problems with the 4 screws holding the lid of the air filter box.
Apparently water has come up under the tank cover and down into the hole where the air filter box screws are located.
In particular, one screw was fitted to the brass sleeve and was barely removable. Subsequently, I had to run a thread through the 5 mm thread to get the remains out of the screw.
The original screws are not stainless, but they are now replaced by stainless steel.
You may want to check your screws yourself, as my workshop has not said anything about the last service.

Good suggestion (on checking the screws and replacing with SS) but I have to wonder what was the cause of the water getting there in the first place. I had no such issue with my RS.

Regards,
Grumpy Goat
RSWasserboxer.com

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#5 | RE: Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:35 am (Last edited: Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:37 am)

Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #4

Good suggestion (on checking the screws and replacing with SS) but I have to wonder what was the cause of the water getting there in the first place. I had no such issue with my RS.

Pretty sure the OEM air filter cover screws are stainless steel.
The body panel fasteners are stainless.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#6 | RE: Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sun Dec 29, 2019 3:47 am (Last edited: Sun Dec 29, 2019 3:47 am)

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #5
[quote=Grumpy Goat|p22184]
Pretty sure the OEM air filter cover screws are stainless steel.
The body panel fasteners are stainless.

Had to check my video (one of the reasons I make videos) and my bike also has black screws ... so no stainless on mine.

Regards,
Grumpy Goat
RSWasserboxer.com

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#7 | RE: Air filter change and problems!! datum

Sun Dec 29, 2019 5:06 am (Last edited: Sun Dec 29, 2019 5:08 am)

Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #6
Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #5
[quote=Grumpy Goat|p22184]
Pretty sure the OEM air filter cover screws are stainless steel.
The body panel fasteners are stainless.

Had to check my video (one of the reasons I make videos) and my bike also has black screws ... so no stainless on mine.

Huh. I have no recall, but here's the picture from the Haynes Manual - Bars look like the GS .
Definitely not black, but not necessarily stainless. Click on photo for larger view.
Air filter cover GS.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

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