2002 Cr Airbox Recall ?
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AJ Waggoner
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The late release service bulleton says to properly seal the existing air boot to airbox junction.That bulleton is to the dealerships.
Yz250rider
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According to the Honda dealer bulletins we get, all dealers are supposed to re-seal the junction right when we uncrate the bikes.
Yz250rider
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That brown, hard, crusty residue left at the junction is the failure. I suggest using silicone to re-seal it. It worked great on my bike, just make sure you use gobbs of it, especially in the little crevase.
I put the PC racing kit on my bike. You can find it at http://www.pcracingusa.com/cr_crf.htm It is pretty solid and seems to fix the problem.
baxterj787
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BEEF and dezrat, the PC prodct is good at it's job, but it does nothing for the main problem, which is the airbox-airboot junction. The part PC sells seals the air filter-airbox gap.
Most of the CR's I have seen through my service dept had marginal sealant on the box-boot juncture. A really good fix is to trim the 5 studs that stick out of the airbox by about 1.5 - 2 mm AND use a good weatherstripping compound.
Most of the CR's I have seen through my service dept had marginal sealant on the box-boot juncture. A really good fix is to trim the 5 studs that stick out of the airbox by about 1.5 - 2 mm AND use a good weatherstripping compound.
sparkycr250
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I recentley purchased a new 02 Cr250. I was dissapointed when I found I had to make updated changed to the air box. I spent time and money, granted it was only the price of a PC kit but still. the PC kit was the trick!
I recentley purchased a new 02 Cr250. I was dissapointed when I found I had to make updated changed to the air box. I spent time and money, granted it was only the price of a PC kit but still. the PC kit was the trick!
marcusgunby
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Ive modified one this morning as i found from new, the glue that holds the rubber boot to the airbox wasnt holding.I redid the seal using Kawasaki gasket sealant and also put an extra screw between each wood screw already used.I cut down the original screw posts by 2mm. The metal ring deforms very easlily BTW.I would do it again better by putting 2 pop rivets between each wood screw.On the filter side i found the twin air is alot better sealing then std.
Hey baxterj, there are two kits from PC racing, one just seals the filter to airbox junction, it is a neoprene gasket with an adhesive baking, I think those are about $15.00. The one dezertrat and I are talking about is one that includes both the gasket and a red anodized ring and gasket set that does address the boot/box problem. The new ring is much thicker and stiffer so it keeps the junction together when you pull the subframe off. Pc even gives you a thin neoprene agsket that is supposed to seal the junction without adhesive. I used the honda seal and the gasket and my buddy used just the gasket, we wil tear his down this afternoon after we ride and wee how it did!;)
sparkycr250
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bwalker---What did you have your new box made of? Who made it and why would you need to use both, a metal ring and boot from an 01'?
bwalker
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AJ from Service Honda made it for me. He took a the 01 rubber boot, the outer ring that goes around the boot on the carb side , and the innner metal ring the filter bolts up to. He had to modify the stock box by cuting that POS plastic crosmember out and contoured the box to fit the 01 boot. The reason i did this was because IMO the PC kit is a crap fix( i bought it first) and the stock design is terrible. I gaurantee after time you will get leakage, even with the pc kit. Bolting a rubber flang to a flexing piece of plastic is about the stupidest thing i've ever seen. The other problem is the plastic crossmemeber will flex and the wood screws that hold the thing together are a joke . Jerryrig fixing it with sealer is just crazy imo.
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sparkycr250
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If honda sent out recall notices to those who have already taken deliv ery they should find out from the dealer what that recall intells. I will call my dealer and ask what it is they are doing to fix the problem. This SUCKS!:moon: Especailly since this is the first Honda I've purchased in 12 years and its a pain in the :moon:
marcusgunby
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I just redid mine(again).I ended up drilling 2 holes between each wood screw and using M3 screws and nuts to hold it tight.That metal ring is a joke as is the number of fixing locations-nothing would hold the ring against the airbox that can flex so easily, even if the ring was 30mm thick the airbox could flex away from it-real poor design but it gives us something to do at night.:aj:
