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How far do you go to find a dropped bolt?


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I dropped a gold colored bolt that holds in one of the vacuum related items to the airbox. Didn't see where it went exactly but somewhere up front, probably under the throttle bodies. I tried just moving a magnetic tool wherever it fit. I tried blasting every nook I could with my compressor to see if it jumped out. I'm honestly okay with it with the expectation that it'll come out on it's own at some point. 

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I found the factory spare key under the airbox on a VF1000R I bought.  Bonus.

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Start the engine.  If it doesn't crap out, you'll know it didn't go down a throttle body....if that's even possible.  

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I found a Japanese coin, two spare tank bolts and lots of gravel in the V of my VTR, nestled in the coolant hoses. Unless you dropped the bolt "in" the airbox, it won't cause much harm. 

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Very much bad luck to remove the Japanese coin out of the V.  I am sorry for your loss.

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Never fear; I polished the coin and remounted it on  the side of the clutch fluid reservoir. 

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I presume the lucky coin prevents attacks by the skid demon...

 

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22 hours ago, Terry said:

Never fear; I polished the coin and remounted it on  the side of the clutch fluid reservoir. 

 

Whew!

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