Or lack thereof. My airboot has very deep scratches on the inner surface. At first I thought it was cracking, but they are actually deep scratches. Is this just poor quality rubber or a dirty mold when the part was made? Has anyone else noticed this? The assembly work is shoddy, you can see the carb impression in the rubber. Notice how crooked the rim is; the end of the boot was not squared up on the back of the carb.
Airboot quality
- Thread starter Neil E.
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mcnut
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The airboot on our 2012 was hacked by the factory. It had a notch cut out of the filter sealing surface. I assumed an untrained empoyee made the modification as to make installation of the hard boot into the assembly easier. I filled the gap (and many others) with RTV.
No acceptable excuse for this lack of quality.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/mcnut82/GasGas/IMG_1278_zps37f27efe.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/mcnut82/GasGas/IMG_1279_zpse7ec819c.jpg
No acceptable excuse for this lack of quality.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/mcnut82/GasGas/IMG_1278_zps37f27efe.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/mcnut82/GasGas/IMG_1279_zpse7ec819c.jpg
twowheels
New member
The airboot on our 2012 was hacked by the factory. It had a notch cut out of the filter sealing surface. I assumed an untrained empoyee made the modification as to make installation of the hard boot into the assembly easier. I filled the gap (and many others) with RTV.
No acceptable excuse for this lack of quality.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/mcnut82/GasGas/IMG_1278_zps37f27efe.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/mcnut82/GasGas/IMG_1279_zpse7ec819c.jpg
The airboot contacting the sharp edge of the subframe spar is a packaging issue that needs to be addressed. It's possible that the filter sealing surface was broken off in handling, although you'd hope there was a visual inspection before it was assembled. Once it's in place I would doubt it gets looked at.
As a related aside, I re-seat the airfilter on the cage on every bike that comes out of a box.
Let it go man. Pretty much every post you have here is bagging on your bike and/or the distributor.
So you're here because you bought a 13 and it's OK?
GMP
Active member
The hand made cut in the flange of the '12 appears to be a clearance mod, likely due to the last minute airbox change. Mine and my buddy's are fine, some perhaps excessive. Truth is, it does not matter as far as filter sealing. Since '07, the filter foam rim is captured and sealed between the "L" section of the cage frame and the inside EDGE of the airboot. Additional flange contact toward the outer edge is just gravy. The airbox is not in the sealing equation at all, it just provides an enclosure and structure. Its important to get your hands in there when installing a filter and make sure it is seated INSIDE the boot all the way around.
