I have a 2006 ST1300AP. Anybody changed their air filter? I don't know if I have the prop rod since its a police bike. Anybody know how long it is? Should I also clean the throttle body?
The front and rear screw locations have little "tunnels" around them that let you drop the screw in without having to worry about them falling into the abyss. Usually the end up cocked off to one side, but a quick turn with the screwdriver is usually enough to get them to go into the holes.I left the two front screws on the cover as they would have been hard to set in place.
I have to agree with this, a leak will cause all kind of problems. A magnetic screwdriver helps hold the screws on the tip (or run a magnet several times back and forth across reg screwdriver) I also use my headlamp to see what I am doing in that all black recess. You can also replace the phillips head screws with bolt head style fasteners and use a magnetic apex driver to remove and install.I'd go back and put them in. You want even pressure around the gasket, and not having the box clamped together could cause leaks as the halves expand and contract. (Not extremely likely, but if there were no need for two screws in the front, Honda would have saved a nickel and not put them there.)
I interpert that to mean he didn't remove the screw from the little tunnels. Lifted the top of the air cleaner off with the two little screws dangling in the air. Then repalced the airbox cover and the screws were ready to be screwed in without having to drop them back in the tunnels.I left the two front screws on the cover as they would have been hard to set in place.