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What's Under There?
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Nappi185 Offline
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Hillsborough, NJ
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Post: #11
RE: What's Under There?
(08-21-2017 12:07 PM)postoak Wrote:  If there's no leaking you should be able to ride it. Those caps are there so that you can get a straight shot to the end of the cam shafts with a wrench to turn it, I believe.
Does the whole motor have to come out to replce the cap? Just trying to guesstimate the magnitude of the labor bill I should expect for this.
08-21-2017 12:50 PM
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postoak Offline
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The Woodlands, Texas
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RE: What's Under There?
(08-21-2017 12:50 PM)Nappi185 Wrote:  
(08-21-2017 12:07 PM)postoak Wrote:  If there's no leaking you should be able to ride it. Those caps are there so that you can get a straight shot to the end of the cam shafts with a wrench to turn it, I believe.
Does the whole motor have to come out to replce the cap? Just trying to guesstimate the magnitude of the labor bill I should expect for this.

No, you don't have to remove the engine. Take a look at this thread:

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8677

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(This post was last modified: 08-21-2017 01:27 PM by postoak.)
08-21-2017 01:13 PM
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Nappi185 Offline
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Hillsborough, NJ
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RE: What's Under There?
(08-21-2017 01:13 PM)postoak Wrote:  
(08-21-2017 12:50 PM)Nappi185 Wrote:  
(08-21-2017 12:07 PM)postoak Wrote:  If there's no leaking you should be able to ride it. Those caps are there so that you can get a straight shot to the end of the cam shafts with a wrench to turn it, I believe.
Does the whole motor have to come out to replce the cap? Just trying to guesstimate the magnitude of the labor bill I should expect for this.

No, you don't have to remove the engine. Take a look at this thread:

Thanks!
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8677
08-21-2017 01:41 PM
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