Cleaning And Inspection - Buell Blast 2014 Service Manual

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CLEANING AND INSPECTION

1. Thoroughly clean air cleaner cover and backplate.
2. Replace the filter element if damaged or if filter media
cannot be adequately cleaned.
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WARNING
Do not use gasoline or solvents to clean the filter ele-
ment. Volatile or flammable cleaning agents may cause
an intake system fire, which could result in death or seri-
ous injury.
3. Wash the filter element (and hose connections) in warm,
soapy water. To remove soot and carbon, soak element
for 30 minutes in warm water with mild detergent.
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WARNING
Compressed air can pierce the skin and cause injury.
Never use your hand to check for leaks or to determine
air flow rates. Wear safety glasses to shield your eyes
from flying dirt and debris. Failure to comply could result
in death or serious injury.
4. Dry the filter element using low pressure compressed air
(32 psi/221 kPa maximum). Rotate the element while
moving air nozzle up and down the element exterior. Do
not rap the element on a hard surface.
5. Hold the filter element up to a strong light source. The
element can be considered sufficiently clean if light is
uniformly visible through the media.
6. Inspect all hose connections for cuts, tears, holes or
signs of deterioration. Replace as necessary. Direct
compressed air through hoses to verify that they are not
plugged.
INSTALLATION
1. Obtain a new carburetor gasket. Remove the protective
paper and place the sticky side of the gasket against the
back of the airbox. Use care to align the holes in the gas-
ket with the slotted holes in the airbox.
2. Standing on the right side of the vehicle, start air box into
opening below and to the rear of the carburetor. When
partially installed, push clean air inlet hose onto middle
fitting of 3-way connector.
3. Moving to opposite side of vehicle, apply a small dab of
Loctite Low Strength 222 (Purple) to threads of two
flange bolts. Slide bolts through top two holes of triangu-
lar bracket and install into left side of air box. Alternately
tighten screws to 36-60 in-lbs (4.1-6.8 Nm).
4. Returning to right side of vehicle, align slots in air box
with holes in carburetor flange.
5. Apply a small dab of Loctite 243 (blue) to threads of two
short allen head screws. With the flat edge at the top,
align holes in venturi ring with holes in carburetor flange.
Install screws in the 5 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions.
Alternately tighten screws to 18-22 in-lbs (20.-2.5 Nm).
6. Slide spacer onto longer allen head screw (gold), if
removed. Apply a small dab of Loctite 243 (blue) to
threads of screw and install into remaining hole in venturi
ring (2 o'clock position). Tighten screw to 18-22 in-lbs
(2.0.-2.5 Nm).
WARNING
WARNING
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Figure 1-38. Fix Hose End Onto Allen Head Screw
7. See Figure 1-38. Squeeze wings on spring clamp with
pliers and push free end of clean air inlet hose over head
of gold screw (and spacer) to fix position.
8. Apply one drop of Loctite 262 (red) to threads of hex
screw. Install screw at bottom of air box (6 o'clock posi-
tion) to secure air box bracket to crankcase hole. Tighten
screw to 120-144 in-lbs (13.6-16.3 Nm).
9. With the larger OD inboard, install conical shaped filter
into air box.
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Figure 1-39. Install Air Box Cover Aligning The Index Pin
To The Depression In The Air Filter
10. See Figure 1-39. Taking note of index pin on inboard side
of cover and small depression at tip of cone, position
cover onto air box so that pin engages depression.
11. Lock five latches around perimeter of air box cover.
12. Install Phillips screw at bottom of air box cover (7 o'clock
position) to secure cover to air box. Tighten screw to 4-6
in-lbs (0.5-0.7 Nm).
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