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sorry for the daft question, bgut cant be bothered to read stickys book tonight anyway when riding to work today my clubman suddenly became louder than usual on inspection one of the nuts had come loose were it attcahes to the barrel. i have tightened the nut i can get to the best i can as its bloody awkward but havent managed to get to the other one yet. cant seem to get a spanner in or socket to fit, do i need to remove the cowling, or is there another option??
thanks for eany sensible replies in advance

cookie81 wrote:sorry for the daft question, bgut cant be bothered to read stickys book tonight anyway when riding to work today my clubman suddenly became louder than usual on inspection one of the nuts had come loose were it attcahes to the barrel. i have tightened the nut i can get to the best i can as its bloody awkward but havent managed to get to the other one yet. cant seem to get a spanner in or socket to fit, do i need to remove the cowling, or is there another option??
thanks for eany sensible replies in advance

The nut nearest to the flywheel side is accessable if you remove the flywheel cover.... but to make it easier grind the shoulders off on the outside of the spanner head.... allowing it to get in between the nut and manifold a little easier... Doing it this way you can retighten without removing the head cowl... If you have the original type brass 11mm nuts... they fit with the round end facing in towards the manifold with the hex head facing out with a spring washer fitted first...

cheers for fast reposnse mate, nice one

And you could do as I've done and enlarge the gap around the cowling next to the exhaust manifold nuts to allow access with a deep offset 11mm ring spanner when you get round to taking the head cowling off.