Hardening, shrinkage, or damage of both gaskets and O-rings after disassembly can reduce sealing performance.
Remove old gaskets and clean the sealing surfaces thoroughly so that no gasket material or other material remains.
Install the new gaskets and replace the used O-rings when re-assembling.

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Liquid Gasket, Non-permanent Locking AgentWater Temperature Sensor Removal/Installation
NOTICE
Never drop the water temperature sensor especially
on a hard surface. Such a shock to the sensor can
damage it.
Remove the throttle body assy (see Throttle Body Assy
Removal in the Fuel System (DFI) chapter).
Drain the coolant (see Coolant Change in the Periodic
Maintenance c ...
Crankshaft Main Bearing
Insert/Journal Wear Inspection
Split the crankcase (see Crankcase Splitting).
Cut strips of plastigage to journal width.
Place a strip on each journal parallel to the crankshaft
installed in the correct position.
Tighten the crankcase bolts to the specified torque (see
Crankcase Assembly).
NOTE
Do not turn ...
Keys
This motorcycle has a combination
key, which is used for the ignition
switch, steering lock, seat lock, and
fuel tank cap.
Included with the key is a key number,
which may be stamped on a separate
plate. Record the key number in
the space provided and store the number
in a safe place. If y ...