Already at 84,000 kilometers—that’s surprisingly common mileage.
A request for oil-cooled maintenance and a Yoshimura Fire Spec installation.
If we don’t send it out early, it takes forever to get back, so we’ll ship it out quickly.
There’s definitely a strong feeling it might snap, but since it’s still steel, even if it breaks we can still recover.
The inside of #2 and #3 was in pretty bad shape, but we managed to extract them safely.
When loosening, you’ll hear a squeaking sound like “squeak! squeak! squeak!” so apply lubricant and work the tap by repeatedly loosening and tightening in a controlled manner until it comes free—this way you don’t waste unnecessary effort.
“Breaking takes a second, removing takes a day”—extracting a broken bolt can end up costing more than the Fire Spec itself.
A bolt with no grease residue. That said, I was impressed by nickel’s excellent corrosion resistance.
Stainless steel works too, but it’s safer to apply molybdenum or copper-based heat-resistant lubricant thoroughly for plenty of protection.
Shipped today and on hold.
