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birdy · March 24th, 2009, 11:54 AM

I'm going to shim my needles this weekend. With all the mention of how tight the carb cover screws are, how tight do they need to be retightened to? Is snug good enough so it's not a PITA to remove them a second time if needed?
The factory really seems to overtighten things. I almost needed a breaker bar to get the oil drain plug and filter cover off the first time. I torqued them to spec when done and it wasn't near wheat the factory did.

March 24th, 2009, 11:54 AM	#170
birdy ninjette.org member Name: Ted Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Green Ninja 250R Posts: 23	I'm going to shim my needles this weekend. With all the mention of how tight the carb cover screws are, how tight do they need to be retightened to? Is snug good enough so it's not a PITA to remove them a second time if needed? The factory really seems to overtighten things. I almost needed a breaker bar to get the oil drain plug and filter cover off the first time. I torqued them to spec when done and it wasn't near wheat the factory did.