Plastic shroud, RHS at rear of right cylinder.

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rickmeister
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Plastic shroud, RHS at rear of right cylinder.

Post by rickmeister »

Dear All,
As a newbie to the R1200RT, I've got what I think is a silly question, but it's annoying that I can't get it out of my head. Today I removed the black plastic shroud at the rear of the RHS cylinder, exposing the starter motor (at least I think it's the starter motor!) and other stuff. When I went to re-attach the shroud / panel (held on by two screws) I found that when I tightened the lower screw, the panel would still "slide / move" as if it wasn't done up tight enough. The top screw has a deeper "boss" under the head of the screw than the lower screw. I did not mix up the screws. Is this normal? (I know it's pretty anal, but....)
Cheers, Rickmeister.
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MacJ
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Re: Plastic shroud, RHS at rear of right cylinder.

Post by MacJ »

Are you sure you have not mixed the two screws up?
Some screws have a long unthreaded shank on them whilst others do not.
If you mix them up you cannot tighten down on the panel.
bighopper
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Re: Plastic shroud, RHS at rear of right cylinder.

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Did you put the protrusion/shaft into the rubber grommet at the top of the panel.
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Re: Plastic shroud, RHS at rear of right cylinder.

Post by T6pilot »

Yes top and bottom screws have different shoulder lengths, try reversing them
Supposed to be a rubber grommet for center attach point, have scene a couple delivered without.
I've learned the hard way about BMW panel screws, noe when removing panel I use a bit of masking tape and attach the removed screw next to the hole it goes in, saves time later
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SweRT
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Re: Plastic shroud, RHS at rear of right cylinder.

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Like this?
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