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Kevinfromwebb
| Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 06:25 pm: |
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I was changing the fluids today and the top screw on the clutch insp cover stripped. The screw is fine but the first 2/3 of the threads are gone, it's strange but it's a real smooth bore. I was using a torque wrench and it stripped going to 100 inch pounds... I got a longer screw to hold (at a lot lighter torque)but would this be covered under warranty,extended warranty that is ??? What do yall think??? Kevin |
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Ducxl
| Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 06:33 pm: |
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I think not.Can you produce up to date calibration receipts for your torque wrench? Maybe then.YOU stripped the hole out,it wasn't defective.Don't get me wrong,i'd love to see a fellow Bueller benefit like that but,it's unlikely. Helicoil the stripped hole in the cover or...pay the $225. for a new cover.Sorry........![: (](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/sad.gif) |
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Spiderman
| Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 07:25 pm: |
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unless the dealer did it you are boned. get a thread repair kit such as a heli-coil... a 1/4-20 kit is 15 to 17 bucks and refill coil inserts are cheap. |
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Kevinfromwebb
| Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 10:32 pm: |
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Thanks guys, that's what I was afraid of... Duc, I do take offense to one thing, yes the hole and or threads WERE defective or it wouldn't have stripped in the middle of the recommended torque range. This is a small 1/4 inch torque wrench that I bought from a friend at work. We work at a large aircraft firm and the calibration lab checked it before I bought it and it was good... I guess I'll just put a heli coil in it... It is just the smoothest 1/4 hole you've ever seen... I mean 63 finish or better, looks like it was an insert or something in there before instead of being threaded... Thanks again... Kevin |
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1313
| Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 11:31 pm: |
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unless the dealer did it you are boned. get a thread repair kit such as a heli-coil... Spidy, as usual, speaks the truth! I had stripped one of the clutch cover bolts on my '95 S2 and instead of screwing around with the dealer I just installed a heli-coil. Guess what? After over 100,000 miles more, the heli-coil is still working as good as new. 1313 |
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Spiderman
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 10:48 am: |
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sometimes, if the thread is gonna require heavy use, i just install heli coils, you can put more tourqe on them and like 1313 said, they last longer... |
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Ducxl
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 05:00 pm: |
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When i replaced rotors/pulley last year i automatically helicoiled everything on my PM wheels. done others/w great success. When i said "you" i meant from the dealers perspective.Are you a "factory" certified technician? |
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Kevinfromwebb
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 06:50 pm: |
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Duc, you just sounded a bit heavy handed, cool... Hey, I got some heli coils today but they're about 3/8" long. Do yall use this length or is there somewhere you can get longer ones... Everything we had a work was 1/4-28, durn it... Kevin |
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Dbird29
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 08:01 pm: |
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Get that thing fixed for the SantaFe BRAG ride! See you there DBird |
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Spiderman
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 08:20 pm: |
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your thread length needs to be 1.5 times as long as the diameter .25 X 1.5=.375 3/8=.333 so you are within range for what you are using it for |
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Kevinfromwebb
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 10:29 pm: |
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Thanks Spidy... Kevin |
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Spiderman
| Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 10:34 pm: |
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no prob, that's what i'm here for! |
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