Have a new stator cover with all the gaskets, o-rings and other parts to replace the damaged one on my '15 FZ, and I started on it the other day (already used loctite on and tightened the stator assembly to the side case) and have a few questions.
1. Do I need to scrape off any of the left over thin gasket material that's on the crankcase gasket surface? If so, should I use a specific gasket scraping tool or would anything flat/sharp work?
2. The stator assembly/wires bolted to the inside of the side cover has a little angled metal bracket (held by 2 short Allen bolts) that I forgot how the wire runs past it. Does the wire go behind that bracket, or in front (so it would be right by the flywheel)? I thought I remember it being in front of the bracket (flywheel side) because that wire can't go behind the bracket, but I could be wrong. Here's the bracket I'm talking about (#13 on diagram):
https://cdn1.bikebandit-images.com/schematics/schematics/yamaha/yam034/ya0214063005.gif
3. If I have to unbolt the stator and/or that bracket again to switch the orientation of that wire, do I need to clean off ALL the loctite on those bolts before I put any on again? I cleaned off as much as the factory yellow loctite as I could this time with b12 carb cleaner, used red loctite and used a small (inch-lb) torque wrench to torque the stator (10 ft lbs in manual?) /wire bracket (7.2 ft lbs in manual?) Allen bolts.
4. When I am ready to tighten all the stator cover bolts with the new gasket , do I need to tighten them in a criss-cross pattern? Should they be torqued to the specs in the manual, or is it ok not to and just do my best with a (1/4") ratchet? I don't know how much to trust my inch-lb torque wrench as it's a cheap harbor freight one...
Any other tips/info on this engine cover repair, please let me know. Thanks
1. Do I need to scrape off any of the left over thin gasket material that's on the crankcase gasket surface? If so, should I use a specific gasket scraping tool or would anything flat/sharp work?
2. The stator assembly/wires bolted to the inside of the side cover has a little angled metal bracket (held by 2 short Allen bolts) that I forgot how the wire runs past it. Does the wire go behind that bracket, or in front (so it would be right by the flywheel)? I thought I remember it being in front of the bracket (flywheel side) because that wire can't go behind the bracket, but I could be wrong. Here's the bracket I'm talking about (#13 on diagram):
https://cdn1.bikebandit-images.com/schematics/schematics/yamaha/yam034/ya0214063005.gif
3. If I have to unbolt the stator and/or that bracket again to switch the orientation of that wire, do I need to clean off ALL the loctite on those bolts before I put any on again? I cleaned off as much as the factory yellow loctite as I could this time with b12 carb cleaner, used red loctite and used a small (inch-lb) torque wrench to torque the stator (10 ft lbs in manual?) /wire bracket (7.2 ft lbs in manual?) Allen bolts.
4. When I am ready to tighten all the stator cover bolts with the new gasket , do I need to tighten them in a criss-cross pattern? Should they be torqued to the specs in the manual, or is it ok not to and just do my best with a (1/4") ratchet? I don't know how much to trust my inch-lb torque wrench as it's a cheap harbor freight one...
Any other tips/info on this engine cover repair, please let me know. Thanks