Exhaust valve actuator and the cylinder bolt behind it

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Exhaust valve actuator and the cylinder bolt behind it

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So I was able to remove the cylinder, but that nut behind the exhaust vale actuator rod is going to be a bitch to torque to spec.

I have the Motion Pro cylinder wrench mane for the job, but I see this one nut/bolt being a pain.

Is there a trick to this? :sad:

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Re: Exhaust valve actuator and the cylinder bolt behind it

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I normally don't use a torque wrench on the base cylinder nuts anymore. I've got a good feel feel for being real close on the torque just by hand. Even tightening from nut to nut is more important than actually hitting an exact number anyway. I practice a little beforehand using the exact tool setup I'll be using but on something else then test with a torque wrench to make sure my feel is close. Never had a problem with a leak ever on many bikes.
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Re: Exhaust valve actuator and the cylinder bolt behind it

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With the crows foot its not too bad. You can always pull the right side cover off and get the whole actuator out of the way.
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Re: Exhaust valve actuator and the cylinder bolt behind it

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Just use a ring spanner and luggage scales
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Re: Exhaust valve actuator and the cylinder bolt behind it

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I was able to torque it down with the motion pro torque wrench extender run at 90 degrees to the wrench. It’s slow going, one ratchet click at a time but it works.
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