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Author Message   Buellish Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 06:23 pm:        How have you guys fixed loose (stripped) threads in the lens screws?   Gowindward Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 06:36 pm:        Quick fix is tooth pick in screw boss. Longer term is fill the screw boss with epoxy putty and drill new hole.   Ratbuell Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 09:13 pm:        I drilled all the way through the tail section, through the screw hole. Got some LONG screws at Home Depot, 2 washers, and 2 nylock nuts. Its hard to explain...but if you stick your head against my rear tire and look up, you can see the washers and nylocks.   Jvv Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 06:57 pm:        If in doubt through bolt.......alway best in the long run!!!   Midnight_rider Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 07:16 pm:        I used teflon pipe tape put a bunch on threads still holding maybe a temp fix but worked for me   Sportyeric Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 12:37 pm:        Plus 1 on the toothpicks. With wood glue, I think. Seven years and 40k miles later, still holding.   Triman023 Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 12:33 pm:        I drilled a set of tiny holes in the lens and base and safety wired it with some thin copper wire. I really hate buying the replacement for $50+! Now I sleep soundly at nite...   Ratbuell Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 08:11 pm:        I put a Ulysses LED circuit board inside mine, with two smaller LED flasher boards hooked to the brake light (as a wig-wag flasher when I brake). Now that I've done that, I'll never have to take it off again...since I'll never have to replace a bulb again! Bulb replacement is the only thing that really scared me on the S2. Move those screws...and they're never right again because there's so little for them to bite into. The throughbolt made me feel better...but knowing that its maintenance-free now? Verry happy   Buellish Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 10:21 pm:        Pretty cool Rat!I just put 1157 LED's in mine, thats how I found the loose screw.

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