| Author | Message | ||
     Chorizo |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
