On my 05 ST1300 I had a leak around the semi-circles. After cleaning off the sealant, I thought the packing was ripped, so I bought a new one. To my surprise the old packing was "glued" into the valve cover's edge's groove. So I cleaned the groove out and put in Permatex Ultra Grey Gasket Maker.( The Ultra Gray is the equivalent to the Loctite 5699 my Gold Wing shop manual says to use in the semi circles. My ST shop manual only says to use "sealant".)
When reinstalling the valve cover, the inner side of the packing came off causing a leak when I ran the engine. Upon inspection it looked like the Ultra Gray did not contact the packing, & thus did not hold it in place.
Has anybody replaced the valve cover packing (what Honda calls the rubber gasket), and what did they use to hold the packing in place?
Thanks.
When reinstalling the valve cover, the inner side of the packing came off causing a leak when I ran the engine. Upon inspection it looked like the Ultra Gray did not contact the packing, & thus did not hold it in place.
Has anybody replaced the valve cover packing (what Honda calls the rubber gasket), and what did they use to hold the packing in place?
Thanks.