| Author | Message | ||
     Austinrider |
Howdy all - I got a slight problem and need the advice of my fellow Buellers. A few months ago (probably 2-3) I had the bike in for a service at my dealership. One of the things they did was switch my tranny fluid out. When they did this, the service manager stated that the threads for inspection cover came off. The bolt did not strip, however the threads on the casing just died. They re-tapped them and I was good to go for a bit longer. Yesterday, while doing a fluid change out, one of those same threads went out on me. It happened while I was tightening the last bolt into place. I did not over torque it, actually, I was threading it in by hand. My question to my fellow Buellers is... What do I do now? | ||
| Glitch |
Heli-coil? | ||
| Signguyxb12 |
Ditto.... do all of them while you are at it! | ||
| Reepicheep |
I got my heli coil kit at my local napa. Follow the instructions, nothing to it, works great. This was for a primary bolt, not a derby cover bolt, but when I put the derby cover back on, one of them was getting pretty "soft" as well. I have the parts for that sitting in the garage now, waiting for a chance to put them in. For the "punch", I just cut the point off a sharp nail. Worked great. | ||
| 2k4xb12 |
Hmmm, do these threads "come off" by themselves, or is the phenomenon helped out by a ••••• dealer tech in a hurry and not using a torque wrench? When I did my tranny fluid change, I tightened the bolts to spec and they felt great. Conspiring minds want to know  | ||
| Austinrider |
Thanks for the pointers. However, for those that have taken the inspection cover off, you know there is very little there to work with. Additionally, the problem started at the dealership and in my eyes, was caused by the dealer. Shouldn't they be the one responsible for this? Wouldnt something like this be covered under my warranty? As it is a defect of materials, not a defect of a fastener | ||
| Bomber |
be careful punching the "tail" out of the helicoil . . . . .. if it drops into the primary fluid, it can't possible do any good in there as for warranty, the answer is, yep, likely it SHOULD be covered . . .if, however, it takes more than 10 mintues of talking, and a day without yer scoot, it's likely better for ya to do the fix yourself, I'm thinkin . . .. YMMV | ||
| Reepicheep |
I have *never* put those bolts in without a torque wrench, and one of mine stripped. I think it falls into the catagory of "honest mistake that the dealer should correct but that is easy enough to correct yourself as well". If that makes any sense. They are steel bolts in an aluminum case. I think they will all strip eventually. Insert heli coils as each one lets go, and have just peace with it. | ||
| 2k4xb12 |
How about those nut-serts that install with a pop-rivet style gun? | ||
| Bomber |
nutserts are great in certain applications, but I've never used any in one like this . . . . I'm thinkin they might not grab the aluminum enough, and would eventually spin, keeping the bolt captive . . . . . not a good thing . . . . | ||
| 420at145mph |
exactly what happend to one in my seat |
