05-17-2018, 09:19 AM
(05-17-2018, 04:49 AM)PowerDubs_imp Wrote: Quoteave said this was very difficult in practice? Have you actually done this?
No offense to Dave- but he somehow thought using pliers and a screwdriver was the right thing to try on a plastic clip assembly holding pressurized fuel. So I wouldn't trust him to work on my bike.
And no offense to you- but given you are asking many questions about this and seem unsure / uneasy- I am going to go ahead and say don't do it yourself. Pay a shop to do it right.
Typically the people best suited to do repairs are the ones that are comfortable / confident enough that they don't need to ask. The people asking too many questions should probably know their limitations and leave stuff alone.
That is not to say that a person can't learn if they want to- but start on more basic mechanical, bolt in, bolt out type of stuff and if you see you are screwing up on that type of thing, stripping oil plugs or snapping shock bolts- stop doing repairs yourself.
1. Dave has admitted to having large hands, making access to tight spaces difficult.
2. He applied pressure to the clip as advised and the disconnect did not disconnect. He then sacrificed the part to continue...it did not throw his hands up in the air and quit.
3. I would trust Dave to work on my bike, but I am very hesitant to have a dealer work on it unless absolutely necessary. I don't even fully trust a dealer to do an oil change on my truck. When I have done so (3 free ones with purchase of vehicle), I pop the hood, check the oil level, confirm cap is snug and dipstick fully seated, before I leave the parking lot.