Fucking LOL

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 08/15/2015 at 18:59 • Filed to: None

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Some guy on the Buell forums just torqued his oil filter bolts to 97 foot pounds. (this bike has a cartridge filter, not a screw on filter)

the manual/vid called for 97 INCH pounds... it was his first time using a torque wrench

BRB dying of laughter

Bike in question

Sam > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:03

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I feel like he’d notice something was up when the oil filter begins twisting like a candy wrapper.

bob and john > Sam 08/15/2015 at 19:04

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the 1125 motor uses a cartridge filter, not a screw on filter.

macanamera > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:21

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Everyone knows it should be 97 yard pounds.

TheOnelectronic > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:22

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I feel bad for the guy, because I can easily see myself making that exact mistake.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:22

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...how did they not strip? Or break the head of the bolt?

bob and john > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 08/15/2015 at 19:25

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I think ONE of them them broke.

I’m actually kinda impressed tbh.

Urambo Tauro > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:29

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Sometimes it’s painful to read those posts, because you can’t interrupt them and tell them to stop.

Had old leaky valve cover gaskets and wanted to change them. Found out that you had to remove the upper intake and that where the problem started. Besides being a pain in the a$$ to remove, I accidentally dropped a vacuum hose clamp down the #1 cylinder lower intake port. Being too lazy to fish it out,

No. Tell me you didn’t...

I just bolted everything back together and started it up

hoping that things would be okay. WRONG!!! Now I failed smog, hear valve train noise and have low compression on that cylinder.

Mmmmm > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:31

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Haha damn not everyone has much common sense huh. “Wow my oil filter goes on tighter than the rear axle nut? Sounds ok to me! “

bob and john > Urambo Tauro 08/15/2015 at 19:32

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ouch.......

bob and john > Mmmmm 08/15/2015 at 19:33

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thats what I was thinking....my rear axle is 72...and I saw 97 for something concerning the OIL FILTER. WTF

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:41

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I once torqued a 10mm bolt on a honda to like 90 foot lbs before

I could feel the bolt flexing through the wrench

Sam > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 19:42

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Ah, so he probably locked the cartridge away forever.

Berang > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 21:07

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I wonder what sort of wrench he was using because it seems like 97lbs. requires more than a little effort with a normal length handle.

Master Cylinder > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 21:46

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I’m actually kind of impressed he was even able to torque the bolts to anywhere near 92 ft-lb. On my Suzuki, the soft cheese from which the engine cases are manufactured would have stripped out before the actual in-lb factory spec.

bob and john > Master Cylinder 08/15/2015 at 21:59

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97 inch pounds is 8ft-lbs.

The Compromiser > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 22:30

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Its a Harley so what is the big deal? The black smoke and chugging of the thing will just make it more authentic. Right???

Master Cylinder > bob and john 08/15/2015 at 23:30

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I once broke a bolt inside my DR’s engine at 6 ft-lb. To be fair, the case threads didn’t strip, I guess. There’s no way in heck I could come close to 90+ ft-lb on any engine bolt without stripping threads or breaking bolts, though! I’d be even be nervous about torquing the axle nut that much.

Spazburn66 > The Compromiser 08/16/2015 at 02:38

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Really Bruh?

Spazburn66 > bob and john 08/16/2015 at 02:40

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God has a sense of Humor. This is one of his gifts to you after your rough patch.

bob and john > The Compromiser 08/16/2015 at 20:17

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no actually. the 1125 is a rotax motor. your thinking of the older XBs

The Compromiser > bob and john 08/16/2015 at 23:03

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I am aware that it was a Rotax. It’s the easy shot though. And now it runs like a Harley ;)

BTW I started ordering replacement parts tonight. May be back in business this year!

bob and john > Spazburn66 08/17/2015 at 23:05

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it makes sense....things have been going oklay lately