S&S Cycle Stealth Air Cleaner Covers - Manual (Page 4)

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Installing the S&S® Muscle Air Cleaner Cover for Stock CV
Carburetors, Stock Delphi EFI and Stock Throttle by Wire Throttle
bodies using the S&S Stealth Air Cleaner Kit
1. Remove the air cleaner assembly from the motorcycle you are
working on.
2. Locate the gasket that has the lanyards attached. Picture 12
illustrates the lanyard gasket.
3. Slide the lanyard gasket over the screws as illustrated in Picture 13.
4. Pass the breather bolts through the backplate mounting holes
using the same number of rubber coated washers that were used
prior to disassembly.
5. Apply a drop of 243 blue Loctite® to the threads of each screw and
breather bolt. Picture 14 illustrates all five fasteners that require
243 blue Loctite.
6. Fit the backplate to the carburetor or throttle body and the cylinder
heads. Start the threads of all the screws and tighten evenly until
the backplate is snug.
7. Now that the backplate is positioned, finish torque the ¼" X 20
fasteners to 72 in.-lbs. as illustrated in Picture 15.
8. Thread the breather bolts in and finish torque breather bolts to 10-
12 ft.-lbs.
9. Remove the 5/16" button head screw from the plastic top filter plate
if it has not been already. Picture 14 illustrates the button head
screw. Hold the filter on the backplate and put the filter top plate
on top of the filter making sure that the word “Down” is facing
down and sitting flat on the filter and locked into the groove as
illustrated in
Picture 16.
10. Install the two threaded pin studs in place of where the flanged
head screws were removed at disassembly. A small amount of 243
blue Loctite® should be applied to the threads of the pin stud.
Picture 17 illustrates the pin studs.
11. Tighten the pin studs down and make sure the holes are horizontal.
Picture 18 illustrates the pin studs installed and the holes in a
horizontal position with the lynch pins installed.
12. If the lynch pins are not sitting straight on the pin studs take this
time adjust them to the desired location.
13. Remove the lynch pins from the pin studs.
14. Install the Muscle cover over the pin studs followed by a flat
washer, a spring washer, a flat washer and the lynch pin. Picture
19 illustrates the Muscle cover assembled on the motorcycle.
15. Picture 20 illustrates a diagram of the Muscle cover and parts
assembly.
Picture 12
Picture 13
Picture 14
Apply 243 Loctite®
Picture 15