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@Howard
For a complete overhaul the air filter and boot should be replaced.
You heard me right: an air filter and a boot.
More on these later.
Filter is held on with zip ties. Snip snip.
Once is slid away you can see the breather holes:
You can also see the muck in the filter:
Next the boot. That has small clamps held on with alen bolts
And another stupid zip tie:
With the zip ties undone you can slide the boot up and over the lower retainer collar and off the strut.
Oh dear:
Balls:
Hmmm
I think I found the problem...