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Keith · 29th February 2008, 18:06

The Tourer rear clusters are held in by two screws and a couple of ball head clips

The screws can rust in place and worse they screw into an insert that can break loose and then it will rotate in a totally useless fashion when you try to undo it!

The ball clips can be broken especially if trying to get the cluster off from a rusted screw

I recommend regularly removing the screws and applying some grease say every 6 month or so but at least annually when refitting do not over tighten

I also recommend as they are cross heads that Torx screws are used instead

I noticed this less than ideal design "feature" on my ZT-T.

29th February 2008, 18:06	#44
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Tourer tail light tip The Tourer rear clusters are held in by two screws and a couple of ball head clips The screws can rust in place and worse they screw into an insert that can break loose and then it will rotate in a totally useless fashion when you try to undo it! The ball clips can be broken especially if trying to get the cluster off from a rusted screw I recommend regularly removing the screws and applying some grease say every 6 month or so but at least annually when refitting do not over tighten I also recommend as they are cross heads that Torx screws are used instead I noticed this less than ideal design "feature" on my ZT-T.