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Chorizo
| Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 06:33 pm: |
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Dont know what you call them but 2 tapped holes in the faring where the flyscreen mounts have stripped out on me. What are you guys doing to fix this? Thought maybe some JB weld and re-tap. Or drill em larger and re-tap. Ideas guys? |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 07:42 pm: |
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I got thread-serts for mine. Take a screw to your local NAPA. They can tell you the thread (can't think of it offhand). Package even tells you what size drill bit you need I inserted mine years ago with red loctite. Let em dry so the loctite is only thread-to-frame and doesn't hit the screws. Tap it out once to be sure its clean and insert the screws. You now have steel threads in an aluminum frame |
Nillaice
| Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 08:02 pm: |
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That's a pretty small tab to put a threadsert in. I'd think to tap to the next size up or better yet; stick a nut behind the hole and JB weld it in place IIRC the flyscreen screws are 3/4 inches long and should grab the nut behind the tab |
Djohnk
| Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 01:53 am: |
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I had one of the holes strip also. I plan on drilling them all the next size larger and re-tapping. You can always drill out the flyscreen holes a little to give more room when installing. |
Uly_man
| Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 03:51 pm: |
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These things are pain in the ass. The threads are WAY to fine for this application. If you do not take great care it is easy to cross them. I would do as Djohn says but use a bigger pitch thread as well. |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 05:06 pm: |
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My threads were tapped with a pipe cleaner or a rusty nail when I got it. No matter how carefully I tried to start the screws, they would cross up. I chased all of them with a tap (Luckily I had one). They haven't been trouble since. I think there is plenty of meat for you to go up another size for all six. |