| Author | Message | ||
     Karstenfarley |
I hope someone can help me out here. Last Monday I noticed a "new" rattle riding back and forth from work. It was definately coming from the front of the bike but I could not locate the problem because I would only hear it when rolling over bumps. Yesterday (in a fit of determination and by the grace of God) I noticed that the front, left engine mount was GONE. This is the bolt that faces the forks just behind the clutch cable. Skully gave me the part number AA0712.2CZB. I can't figure our if this is a 3/8-16 or a 7/16-14 cap screw bolt. I took the remaining bolt out and went down to Lowe's and it wouldn't thread onto the 3/8-16 test fixture but it would thread onto the 7/16. But as luck would have it, they didn't have it in a cap screw version... only hex head. The local HD/Buell shope wants $4 a pop!! Any help would be very much appreciated. | ||
| Fran_dog |
The ACE Hardware near me has a very large selection of hardware including cap screws of different sizes and grades. Some Ace's are better than others. It's worth a try. You want a high strength cap screw, grade 8. Four dollars may seem a lot, but you don't want a lesser strength bolt to fail either. When you look at it that way, four dollars is cheap insurance. Good luck and Ride Safe. | ||
| Garp |
How much gas are you going to burn to try and save a few cents? I'm all for saving money, but not on a $4 bolt that holds the engine. | ||
| Skully |
SAC!  | ||
| Pwnzor |
Whats the big deal about a $4.00 bolt. That is cheap considering what's riding on it. | ||
| Aldaytona |
What's the cheapest thing on a Buell? The rider.  | ||
| Darkducati |
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| Blake |
Karsten, Try www.mcmaster.com ? | ||
| Karstenfarley |
Replacement parts are on the way. My grip wasn't so much that I couldn't find hardware, but that something (I consider to be) critical like that would simply back out. I don't know if anyone else has had this happen but it was alarming to discover after riding 300+ miles across Talihena drive (sp.) and back then two more weeks of back and forth to work. Friggin Harley Dealerships....  |
