Mtbjay
In love with two-wheeled machines
Thought I had stashed a few extra crush washers before changing my oil, coolant and final drive... but found I didn't have any extras for replacements.
On-line, at Yamaha parts house, each "gasket" (crush washer in my vocabulary) is $2.95 [WWTDCM?]
Question is, since I've already changed the oil, coolant, and final drive... should I even bother to worry about replacing all those crush washers? (for 3 bucks apiece!) The two on the crank case, I can see arguing for. But I suppose I shouldn't lose any sleep over the final drive (fill & drain gaskets), as well as the water pump gaskets, now should I? {before you say it, I did check my local Napa and the crush washers I picked were not the right ones]
Oh, on another note:
All of the "Cheap 10-pack" windshield nuts I bought for my windshield prior to my spring tour failed (popped out) when I tipped my bike over. I was mounting up fully-loaded monster, on uneven ground, when I learned what was too far for my 32" inseam to handle. I tipped into my buddy who was on his bike right next to me. We looked like two dominoes for as second as he graciously broke my fall. Both bikes were spared any rash to speak of, but my windshield popped out of it's bracket when the nuts failed to secure the screen against his elbow (or whatever). In my defense, cheep nutz were all they had at the dealer. Had the OEM nuts been installed, I suspect they'd have held the shield tight, resulting in a broken windshield and/or bracket. Saved by cheep nuts? ( " My Cart" is up to $44.25 in "gaskets" now.)
So the question is, do I click "Process" and order $44 in OEM crush washers and windshield nuts or, do I continue to re-use the gaskets and cheep nuts?
Pondering in Sherwood
On-line, at Yamaha parts house, each "gasket" (crush washer in my vocabulary) is $2.95 [WWTDCM?]
Question is, since I've already changed the oil, coolant, and final drive... should I even bother to worry about replacing all those crush washers? (for 3 bucks apiece!) The two on the crank case, I can see arguing for. But I suppose I shouldn't lose any sleep over the final drive (fill & drain gaskets), as well as the water pump gaskets, now should I? {before you say it, I did check my local Napa and the crush washers I picked were not the right ones]
Oh, on another note:
All of the "Cheap 10-pack" windshield nuts I bought for my windshield prior to my spring tour failed (popped out) when I tipped my bike over. I was mounting up fully-loaded monster, on uneven ground, when I learned what was too far for my 32" inseam to handle. I tipped into my buddy who was on his bike right next to me. We looked like two dominoes for as second as he graciously broke my fall. Both bikes were spared any rash to speak of, but my windshield popped out of it's bracket when the nuts failed to secure the screen against his elbow (or whatever). In my defense, cheep nutz were all they had at the dealer. Had the OEM nuts been installed, I suspect they'd have held the shield tight, resulting in a broken windshield and/or bracket. Saved by cheep nuts? ( " My Cart" is up to $44.25 in "gaskets" now.)
So the question is, do I click "Process" and order $44 in OEM crush washers and windshield nuts or, do I continue to re-use the gaskets and cheep nuts?
Pondering in Sherwood