Exhaust valve cleaning?
- Thread starter Golanda
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Do I need to pull this whole assembly for cleaning?
Nope
So just take out the bolts holding the exhaust valve assembly in place then pull the assembly, scrub and clean the valves, clean around the seals and put them back in all while making sure to not mess with cables?
Should I spray the whole thing (springs and such) with some carb cleaning or something like that?
Should I spray the whole thing (springs and such) with some carb cleaning or something like that?
Do I need to pull this whole assembly for cleaning?
You didn't even have to go that far to remove the entire assembly
Pull the springs off and slide the 1/2 off clean and then do the valves that are attached to the housing- easy to do
Hadn't even paid attention to this until I bought my axys, now I can feel confident in taking apart my exhaust valves, they're just like all my old Cats were! Lol
But seriously, I always used to do it once a season but now with better fueling/oiling on these new machines I don't think they get as bad as some might think they are when they pull them out. I used to scrape an eighth inch of carbon off the bottom of my cat valves & they'd be sticky as honey but cat always used way more oil per tank of fuel. I'd agree with probably just cleaning them closer to the 1000 mile mark
But seriously, I always used to do it once a season but now with better fueling/oiling on these new machines I don't think they get as bad as some might think they are when they pull them out. I used to scrape an eighth inch of carbon off the bottom of my cat valves & they'd be sticky as honey but cat always used way more oil per tank of fuel. I'd agree with probably just cleaning them closer to the 1000 mile mark
