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Cylinder head nuts

#1 PostAuthor: Gavin » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:31 pm

On every Kawasaki Z1000 /1100 I have owned the cylinder head
Nuts have suffered corrosion, my Z900 has the same problem, has anyone successfully changed the nuts without actually stripping the head off and the changing the head gasket.
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#2 PostAuthor: weaver » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:48 am

shouldnt be a problem doing 1 at a time,there are stainless nuts on ebay

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#3 PostAuthor: martinz1000r » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:03 am

Stainless steel from Legend Motorcycle on eBay. Come with washers inc the outer 4 copper for about £50. Super quality and just replace 1 at a time.
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#4 PostAuthor: Mark Stratton » Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:12 pm

martinz1000r wrote:Stainless steel from Legend Motorcycle on eBay. Come with washers inc the outer 4 copper for about £50. Super quality and just replace 1 at a time.


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#5 PostAuthor: Gavin » Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:56 pm

Cheers for the info , I will change them
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#6 PostAuthor: Gavin » Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:09 pm

I am just about to change the valve stem seals on the 900 , those of us that went to Germany know why.

I cannot find any stainless cylinder head nuts , there are black and chrome ones but i cannot find any stainless ones.
Can anyone point me in the right directin.
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#7 PostAuthor: Taffus » Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:16 pm

Gav
Www.legendmotorcycles.com call him if you can't find what you want
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#8 PostAuthor: martinz1000r » Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:57 pm

Taffus wrote:Gav
Www.legendmotorcycles.com call him if you can't find what you want
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I second Legend. Very good product
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