| Author | Message | ||
     Father_of_an_era |
Anyone know where to get one? The adhesive on my R's air box base has come apart and is consequently allowing debris to enter into the air intake. If anyone has a spare off of a wrecked or damaged R, please let me know. Thanks! | ||
| Redcrrider |
I would glue it with a good two part epoxy. Why replace it with the same part that failed? | ||
| Stirz007 |
FWIW - two part epoxy will not stick to that material - I know that for sure. Superglue worked better, but still not as secure as I'd like it. Gotta be careful with that thing...... | ||
| Dannybuell |
polyurethane caulk? https://www.google.com/#q=polyurethane+caulk&hl=en &prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=shop&ei=pTF-T4m-NM3KiA Lph7S7Dg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=6&sqi=2&ved= 0CEgQ_AUoBQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp= 394c844eeb1ae685&biw=1152&bih=738 | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
Safety wire and permatex gasket maker | ||
| Redcrrider |
I've yet to find something super epoxy will not stick to. We are talking about the bottom of the air box, right? It's just plastic. http://www.amazon.com/Protective-Coating-016619-Super-Epoxy/dp/B0009QW526 (Message edited by redcrrider on April 05, 2012) | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
The plastic it's made of is solvent resistant and a high vibration area a hard glue like epoxy even if it did stick which is doubtful would most likely not stay together for the long haul. | ||
| Kickstand76 |
well, it has (had) some type of adhesive holding it together. replaced air filter with k&n and during reinstall/removal process heard a snap, crackle, pop and mine broke too. + 1 on safety wire. took it off to replace IAC hose. that too fell off and was creating a whistling noise upon start up. | ||
| Stirz007 |
Original construction uses heat welding (parts are melted together) - or so it appears to me. Boog is right, the plastic is solvent resistant, so the epoxy can't get a 'bite' unless you roughen the mating surfaces. Not as easy as it would seem to get in there to do that without breaking it even more... for mine, the superglue is barely holding for now. I'll go with safety wire next time I repair it - some kind of mechanical bond looks like the way to go. | ||
| Dannybuell |
urethane is what they glue glass windshields onto cars with. would the plastic be any slipperier than glass? | ||
| Father_of_an_era |
Something has to work. I used JB weld on it and I hope it holds. This part is difficult to come across! I'll just keep my grubby little fingers out of there until I absolutely have to get in there to clean the filter or something more involved. I guess periodic checks will be necessary as well.  | ||
| Terrys1980 |
If you really need a plastic adhesive look into Duramix by 3M. | ||
| Reepicheep |
JB Weld now makes an ABS two part putty epoxy. Worked great to repair an old Virago part for a buddy. (How the company that produced that Virago ever managed to create the R1 is a mystery to me, but that's different topic...) | ||
| Stockkarr |
Try laying down a strip of fiberglass and its resin. It should with stand all the vibration and bond. |
