Originally Posted By: john_pifer
Took the plugs out of my R1 tonite. They'd been in there for years and tens of thousands of miles, and were barely more than finger-tight.
Here's a tip, when you install new plugs the first torque setting, does not fully compress the gasket washer, it will continue to compress and then can cause your plug to lose torque down the road.
So on a new plug, (torque), break it lose and retorque, and no more problem, it will hold.
Took the plugs out of my R1 tonite. They'd been in there for years and tens of thousands of miles, and were barely more than finger-tight.
Here's a tip, when you install new plugs the first torque setting, does not fully compress the gasket washer, it will continue to compress and then can cause your plug to lose torque down the road.
So on a new plug, (torque), break it lose and retorque, and no more problem, it will hold.
