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I just recently installed v&h exhuast on my 1100, and was enjoying the better power in all ranges and the benefit of the weight loss running the lighter exhuast.
However when I stopped at a light, there was a loud rattling coming from the left side of the head. I hoped maybe I left a spark plug loose or the exhuast was leaking but no it was inside the valve cover. So I pulled the cover off to check clearances which were a litttle tight/loose. I noticed the exhuast bearings on #1 had loose bolts and #2 bearing cap was just rattling loosly. I grabbed the loosest bolt and half of it came out. I attempted to tighten another bolt and it felt like it stripped.When i unscrewed the "stripped" one it looked twisted and I wasg lucky it all came out because it fell apart in my hand. So I went though the trouble of getting an extractor and a proper bit. This is when my luck changed for the better. The broken piece was loose enough to spin out with a pick. I cleaned the threads replaced the bolts and checked them all for proper torque. Only the 1 & 2 exhaust were like that. re checked thevalve clearances. Only thing is I reused the valve cover gasket for the third time. I cleaned it and put a thin swath of permatex and its oil tight. I will be ordering a new on for next time its just that I was in a location where I had to fix it or be stranded. (work). Thats something I will bechecking torque on every time I check the valves.
However when I stopped at a light, there was a loud rattling coming from the left side of the head. I hoped maybe I left a spark plug loose or the exhuast was leaking but no it was inside the valve cover. So I pulled the cover off to check clearances which were a litttle tight/loose. I noticed the exhuast bearings on #1 had loose bolts and #2 bearing cap was just rattling loosly. I grabbed the loosest bolt and half of it came out. I attempted to tighten another bolt and it felt like it stripped.When i unscrewed the "stripped" one it looked twisted and I wasg lucky it all came out because it fell apart in my hand. So I went though the trouble of getting an extractor and a proper bit. This is when my luck changed for the better. The broken piece was loose enough to spin out with a pick. I cleaned the threads replaced the bolts and checked them all for proper torque. Only the 1 & 2 exhaust were like that. re checked thevalve clearances. Only thing is I reused the valve cover gasket for the third time. I cleaned it and put a thin swath of permatex and its oil tight. I will be ordering a new on for next time its just that I was in a location where I had to fix it or be stranded. (work). Thats something I will bechecking torque on every time I check the valves.
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