| Author | Message | ||
     Pjd2ss |
So after removing a damaged FMF pipe, I'm putting back on the stock muffler. I've got the service manual - but for this install it is of limited help. Loosening the front header and the right side footpeg mount helped get everything lined up. But the problem came in with the front left mount. All the other positions have captive nuts, but this position doesn't. And I can't find a way to get the nut back there to line up with the bolt. I've tried socket extensions from different angles, but I always end up dropping the nut. Any one have a trick here? (Message edited by pjd2ss on November 26, 2011) | ||
| Bartimus |
telescoping magnet, you can get them at harbor freight, or sears, or just tape a small magnet to a stick, and use it to hold the nut in place long enough to get the threads started. | ||
| Froggy |
Good luck, that nut requires telepathic powers to levitate it and hold it in place. | ||
| Nm5150 |
One drop of super glue and a little bit of imagination. | ||
| D_adams |
Or scotch tape. It can be done without anything extra though, use an open end craftsman wrench. I don't know how many times I've done it, but it's more than a few and I've never used anything but the wrench. | ||
| Albert666 |
smaller fingers? | ||
| Crowley |
Ratchet spanner with an articulated head - job's a good 'un  | ||
| Avc8130 |
Leave it off. | ||
| Craigsmoney |
I agree with D adams. I've done this trick more than once as well, and using the open end wrench works. Good luck | ||
| Daggar |
I use a crow's foot and a piece of tape. | ||
| Zac4mac |
I took a torch to a box-end wrench and bent it 90 degrees. A little piece of black electrical tape for a friction fit and you're good to go. Zack | ||
| Xodot |
small wad of plasticine or sticky chewing gum on a standard closed end wrench and it's a easy job | ||
| S21125r |
Any of the above will work just as well but my trick is to load the nut into the box end of the wrench and slide it in horizontal below the oil cooler. Fish the bolt in and use it to keep the nut "pinned" to the wrench as you rotate it vertical and onto the bolt. Definitely a PITA. | ||
| Pjd2ss |
Got it done. Got one of those magnetic snakes from Harbor Freight for $10 with the LED light on the end. Made retrieving the nut easy. Should have had one of these all along. Then used a box end wrench and a tab of duct tape (what was handy). Worked like a charm. Thanks all. This bike was an insurance auction buy. Almost done with the rebuild/refurb. May post some before and after pics later. |
