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LeFrog

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This is an "HPA": Husa-Public Announcement

When adjusting your valves, make sure to tighten the lock nuts properly!

I thought I'd post this in a thread of its own. I know I already talked about my rocker cover mayhem in another thread, but I'd rather save people from the same mess.

A loose locknut picked up by the timing chain can wreck your ride in one tenth of a second.

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I found the "ER" part. Once I have cut the H out I am thinking about making brace knuckles.
 
eman369 said:
Do you think jbweld might work here??
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8O JB Weld is some sort of hard glue which bonds to some metals but, no, it would certainly not work in this case.
 
i was lucky then.

when my lock nut went awol it just fell down the cam chain tunnel and came to rest on a shelf about half way down.

what also happened thought was the screw that it came off of wound itself in and hammered into the rocker arm so i had to change the rocker arm as well.

something else for you to check froggy
 
A little off subject and not sure how much it matters but, the disc shaped cover at the end of the cam is installed backwards. :oops: Yeah, the one at the seam of the head and rocker cover.

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No it is not backward, Rick, I don't know why you think that but no, one side is concave, that one goes inside, the other is flat, that's what you see.
 
Hmm, guys, I beg to differ, but on my 2001, the concave side faces in, there is absolutely no way this can be otherwise.

Maybe on the newer bikes it's done the other way, I don't know.
 
LeFrog said:
Hmm, guys, I beg to differ, but on my 2001, the concave side faces in, there is absolutely no way this can be otherwise.

Maybe on the newer bikes it's done the other way, I don't know.
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Funny my 2001 looks like this......
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And that flange sits comfortably in the groove next to the cam bearing.
When you yank her apart you'll see.

BTW, I'm sure a competent welder can help you eliminate that pesky hole!
 
Hey Nick, How about that, nothin' like your Husabrethern kickin' ya when your down, Heh? just make sure you put that part back in the right way next time... cause i am sure it made all the difference.... :)
 
I swear that I tried to put it the other way, because it looked on the parts manual as if it was the flat end against the ball bearing, but there is no groove for that flange.
 
LeFrog said:
I swear that I tried to put it the other way, because it looked on the parts manual as if it was the flat end against the ball bearing, but there is no groove for that flange.
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I believe you LeFrog and no one is saying this was the cause of your problem.
Simply an observation. The parts manual shows the groove in the head section.
Must have been hard to seal that cap up well enough to prevent leaks.
I also think there is an increased possibility that your cam could shift side to side.
I would certainly be interested to hear what Husaberg has to say about your lack of groove.

Looking at your most recent pictures, I think your'e correct in your assessment, too tough to repair. :cry:
 
Actually, believe it or not, the cap was very tight once the cover was torqued. A bit of Threebond and that was all.
 
head cover soup, (as in "alphabet soup")

LeFrog, I have had to weld on a fractured cover casting, identical to yours but not from a chain reaction, (bad joke), and I don't want to discourage you, but that casting is sensitive to the heat of welding when not restrained by being bolted to the head. Mine warped to the point of not usable. You may have better luck, but minimize heat input if you try it. Maybe bolt it down to a plate of steel if possible for welding, and let it slow cool. Have you tryed the cost of a used one at HMS? Seems like he had alot of used Berg parts. BD
 
RE: head cover soup, (as in "alphabet soup")

Wow thanks for the lead, I just called and he apparently has a bunch of parts, used and new.

Thanks!
 
Come on guys, take it easy on the frog here! I too put that plug in backwards, one day while riding with BOSS it was politely pointed out as incorrect. I was told that there is no harm to having the plug backwards, but you risk it blowing the plug out, which is also not good. I would also like to send my condolence's to LeFrog, I am sorry bout your luck, it can only get better!
 

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