leaky boots all around

Hand impact driver to remove these screws if they've been in there for long. Get the 3/8" so you can use it for sockets and Allen sockets. A must for any tool box.
Steve

Is 33 years "long"? :lol:

I'd say. :whistle:
Steve

I'm happy to report that a few days of Liquid Wrench and the above mentioned snub-nosed bit in a 1/4 inch drive ratchet pulled those puppies out easy as butter. The one boot took minor effort to dislodge while the other one just fell off when I took the screws out. Oh yeah-it was time for new ones!

Excellent! It takes a bit of patience to let the screws soak, but it is well worth the wait! Ed

missionkz wrote: If you are not a purist, replace all those awful JIS screws with Allen head screws and use stainless steel ones at that.

One of the first things I did on my 650 and way back in 73 on my dare I say it Honda 750. :laugh: You can use your inch Lb torque wrench too this way if you want to really get fancy.

I found out the Master Mechanic #3 and #2 bits fit like they were modified too....... perfect fit on the JIS screws...... and my Sears impact has saved me a few times.


Ed what do you think about blue lock tightin them in too ..... if I read it right my factory manual recommends this and I always have ..... Also Yoshi's #1 mechanic (at the time) recommended this to me in a hand written letter many years ago when I asked them about what manifolds I needed and jetting for the 29mm smoothbores to fit. (Not being a smart azz.... I know we got in a pretty ggod argument over something close to this years ago and I'm not .)

yep, that's the secret to any penetrating oil. Even PB Blaster works if it sits long enough. I thought penetrating oils were pretty useless until I figured out they work best over days not minutes or hours.

650ed wrote: Excellent! It takes a bit of patience to let the screws soak, but it is well worth the wait! Ed

KZB2 650 wrote:

Ed what do you think about blue lock tightin them in too ..... if I read it right my factory manual recommends this and I always have ..... Also Yoshi's #1 mechanic (at the time) recommended this to me in a hand written letter many years ago when I asked them about what manifolds I needed and jetting for the 29mm smoothbores to fit. (Not being a smart azz.... I know we got in a pretty ggod argument over something close to this years ago and I'm not .)

Yes. The Kawasaki Service Manual calls for a non-permanent locking agent on the carb holders screws. Blue loctite is perfect for the job. That's exactly what I used when I replaced mine. Ed