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Slaughter
| Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 - 09:03 pm: |
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Found busted exhaust stud. No problem, Jim's stud tool made drilling it out easy. Found my ignition short and repaired it... Free-hand drilled the pilot for the Helicoil tap and got off--centered with the tap and SNAP! $^&(* Gaw!$#@%-it! I wanted to practice tomorrow for the races and now I start the day with the diamond-bit on the Dremel... and HOPE I can get it all fixed. Still gotta change clutch pack on the slipper, and change fluids. Farcking ham-handed, impatient $&#^-ing IDIOT Thank you for listening, I feel MUCH BETTER. Maybe I'll take pics when I calm down. (Message edited by slaughter on September 17, 2011) |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 - 11:50 pm: |
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I feel your pain. The diamond bits won't do it, but the tungsten carbide ones will. A broken tap took two of them, but I bet a drill bit is softer, so you might get away with one. |
Slaughter
| Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 09:22 am: |
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Good advice... starting with tungsten carbide. Got it about half-out last night. It'll go OK today. Dang but I coulda used the track time today. I can fix the screw-up but quote:You can't fix stupid!
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Reepicheep
| Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 11:30 am: |
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Ain't that the truth... Ask me how I know SOOOOO much about removing broken studs, taps, and easy-outs (sigh....) |
Slaughter
| Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 10:02 pm: |
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Geez... coulda used the seat time today but the machine is ready, fees paid, practice laps start tomorrow at 0830 Good to go. (bad mood fading) |
Slaughter
| Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 10:05 pm: |
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Race 1, 2, 5 and 15 Back to back with only a few races to cool off. Tough day - but a long break for lunch! |
Rde48
| Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 07:55 pm: |
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Good Luck |
Blake
| Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 11:01 pm: |
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You da man! |
Whitetrashxb
| Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 03:35 pm: |
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Get 'em tiger! |
Smoke
| Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 07:14 am: |
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good going Steve! don't do that again though. tim |
Blake
| Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 09:19 am: |
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Just think of all the grouting you could be doing. |
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