Glad you found it. Makes all the hassle worth while.

This is the type of thing that can get my fowl mouth fired up. I even let slip a few just reading your post. 😠

tink

 

I could see it from above caught in the chain. As I went in, it flipped me off and kept going down. Took a popsicle break and regrouped. Super happy it got trapped.

 

Besides the obvious "stuff the rags better" lesson, there's another. Have extra common parts on hand. I should have ordered two flywheel bolts. extra gaskets, filters, etc... If you're going to buy 1, buy 2. Now i'm down for a week until parts are here.

 

I learned the same lesson as tomo when I recently did the doo. Even though it all went fine, it didn't have to, and I found myself thinking that I should have an extra flywheel bolt on-hand, as well as extra gaskets, over and above the one spare of each I had at the time. I'm building a small laundry list of items to purchase from Eagle Mike, and those head it up. These things don't cost a lot and take up very little space - no reason for me not to preemptively have them on-hand.

Glad you found that pin (I didn't stuff anything in the holes, and was just super-careful and attentive when removing the case pieces. Thanks tomo, for your posts.
- Aaron

 

I've re-used my rotor bolt 3 times, I only torque to 130 ft lb with anti-sieze grease on the threads & under the bolt head.
I dis-agree with the service manuals and many other people on this item.

But clean & DRY the tapers with carb cleaner, always!

 

I'm also on the 3rd use of my bolt. Rotate in the new bolt. It would be fun to do a failure torque test. Smashy Smashy.

 

It would be fun to do a failure torque test.

You would need to screw it into a 'blind hole' like a fancy lug nut on a truck, clamp a boxed-end wrench into a bench vise and use a 200-250 ft lb bending beam or dial-type torque wrench to get a reading.

We will be anxiously waiting for your results.

 

Rent a gorilla too.

 

No gorilla needed, but a good sense of Balance and an uncluttered work area if it 'snaps' instantly would be advised and someone else watching the scale.
With my foot against the work bench I regularly pull 230 ft lb on the center tower of the Kawasaki ATV CVT primary clutches.
I'm currently only 155lbs.

 

My mind is a whirling ! This has piqued my curiosity. The "nut"would have to be stronger than the bolt, right ? Lots of digital gauges out there that I could put on a breaker bar. Use a come-a-long and a riot shield.