Friday, August 26, 2011

S90: New Airbox!

Got a new inline airbox from eBay.  No filter, of course, but otherwise seems in about the same shape as the rest of the bike.  The screws holding the covers on are froze solid, and partially stripped.  But if the impact driver can't get them off, it'll be a breeze to Dremel them.

What actually gave me some trouble was that the bolt holes on the frame (one above and one below the airbox) were very dirty and caked with rust.  At first I couldn't even get the top bolt to go all the way through.  I hit it with some PB Blaster and then tried to clean out the debris a bit.  Finally I put a big dollop of anit-seize on each 6x16mm bolt and worked it in and out a couple times.  That seemed to do the trick.

I was happy to see that the carb and the airbox were lining up perfectly, although I'm still missing the short rubber connecting tube that will eventually link them up.



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