| Author | Message | ||
     Jim2 |
I stripped a bolt on the rocker cover. It's being held by the three good ones but I need to address the problem soon. I'm not sure how to approach this. Can this be fixed without taking off the lower rocker box? Perhaps even be fixed in place without taking anything off? | ||
| Kilroy |
helicoil | ||
| Jolly |
Time-sert!! Much better than helicoil! | ||
| Reepicheep |
Time-serts are much better, and are the right call if cost is not a factor. But I think you would be looking at $100 for the kit (the first time, after that each would be cheap). For that application, I would not hesitate at all to use a helicoil, and you can probably source a kit for that locally for $30 or so. I have done exactly this on many japanese valve cover heads that are stripped (very common when I bring a bike back from a bucket). You should be able to do it fine with the rocker box in place, just pull the cover, and be careful about the metal shaving cleanup. | ||
| Buellistic |
Jim and BUELLers: This is a little late for you, "BUT" may help other BUELLers ... "i" made up some SPECIAL TOOLS(pictures if you want them) to CORRECTLY use the TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS in the FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL(this means you need to buy a correct torque wrench ... Since it is steel allen screws into aluminum "i" always lean towards using the minimum side of the torque specifications AND "i" use COPPER COMPOUND TORQUING COMPOUND(can be found at NAPA and ACE HARDWARE STORES) on the THREADS and any where there is METAL TO METAL CONTACT ... "i" also recommend that you buy a FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL and a "PARTS BOOK" for your YEAR/MODEL BUELL ... | ||
| Jim2 |
Thanks all! I don't know why it stripped. I have the FSM with the torque values, the proper torque wrench, and I was able to access the bolt with an extension and an swivel angle adapter almost straight on. I was using the lower value of the torque range provided. It must have been over torqued at a previous time? | ||
| Buellistic |
Would say that is a very true statement !!! (Message edited by buellistic on April 16, 2014) | ||
| Jolly |
Is it repairable? +1 to reepicheep... this is a low torque value bolt so a helicoil would work fine. they don't come off very often so you're also not worried bout over "exercising" a helicoil... if it was a higher torque value item I would say a time-sert for sure. how bad is it? is it repairable? I might have a rocker box in one of my boxes of parts if this is not repairable, shoot me a PM and I will see what I have, if yours is totally trashed. | ||
| Jim2 |
I was able to repair in place with heli-coil kit. I just removed the top and middle rocker covers, placed plastic over top and cut a hole where I would be working. Then I laid layers of masking tape around leaving nothing exposed for metal to fall into. I used grease on my drill and tap bits to catch the shavings as suggested by another post here. Thanks all for your help.  |
