head bolt is pulling out - how to fix?

[Justin B.]

I have days like that...

[rob650]

MrRiden,

I know about Ted and heard great things about him.  I was planning on bringing my heads down to him in Scotts Valley this winter to do valve jobs.  

I'm trying to save some dough and not take the bike (intact) to a shop so they can charge me labor to remove everything, to GET to the stud thats pulling out.  In a perfect world, some HeliCoil expert would come to my house and do the work there after the engine has been taken apart.  I  may have to just eat it and plan on paying those labor costs.  Eating into my precious "valve job" fund.

Thats cool, its worth it.  I sure never spent this much $ or passion on my old Yamaha Seca.

[rob650]

ok, part 2 of how to get this helicoil work done...

I recently replaced the valve tube seals, with help from Oaks top-end manual.  Oaks manual said to be very careful not to allow the engine to get bumped or turn even a tiny amount, because the heads/valves/jugs are off the bike, and any movement would mess up the timing of the camshafts/valves etc at re-assembly time.

So. If I'm only taking off ONE side, does this warning still apply?

I want to do all the labor and take the jug off the one side, load the bike into my buddy's truck, and drive it to shop to get the helicoil work done.  Id be scared of messing up the timing while moving the bike from here to there.

Advice?

Thanks everybody.

[Justin B.]

There shouldn't be any possibility of the valve timing "getting off" unless the timing chain has been removed.

[rob650]

Took the bike to Teds last Saturday, picking it up this coming Sat.  They actually did it the same day, but I was too far (100 miles) to turn back around and get it.

My first trip to his shop, they seem like a skilled and thorough crew.  Nice change after my San Jose BMW treatment...

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

That is good to hear.

I have never seen Oaks' manual, so I don't know about that.  I don't think the truck ride would hurt it.

Too bad about missing the quick turn-around.  

Good about taking it to a good shop, and torn down!  Save LOTS of bucks.

[rob650]

I got the bike back Sunday, will make the time this week after work to put it back together.

Rob Valdez, Oak answered an email and said it wouldnt cause any problems to transport it like I did.  No timing issues to worry about.

I sure like Teds shop (thanks MrRiden).  

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I sure like Teds shop (thanks MrRiden).  

It is always good to hear good things about a shop.