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Uly_dude
Posted on Friday, September 02, 2011 - 09:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So this little screw vibrated out while I was tooling around Minneapolis(see pic). And now it's nowhere to be found. Luckily I managed to rig something up to get me home. It's very difficult to shift without it! Does anyone know this part number? I think it's only one screw. Or better yet, the thread pitch/size? Then I can just go to the hardware store while it's being ordered. I'm leaving town for the weekend but will be back on Weds. Thanks!

missing screw where tape is now
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Rr_eater
Posted on Friday, September 02, 2011 - 09:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine was replaced with stainless hardware

10/32 by like 1 1/4 inches I believe.

Nice rig up by the way!!

Bruce
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Andymnelson
Posted on Friday, September 02, 2011 - 11:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Been there! ....and now I keep a spare in my tool pouch.

Make sure you get a stainless one
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Steveford
Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 05:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I think that EVERYBODY has had that screw vanish. A little purple loctite will keep the replacement around for you.
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Wbrisett
Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 06:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

AN1006.2CXZB

This is the part number for the HD bolt.

Wayne
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Uly_dude
Posted on Monday, September 05, 2011 - 11:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for the help guys. It's amazing how one little screw can make a guy completely immobile. Yes, I'm going to be packing some spares myself from here on. My roadside rigging consisted of an allen wrench, using the short side through the two eyelits, and then using the tape and tie wrap to hold it in place. Just in case you ever have to do this yourself.
On a different subject. I'm still in Tacoma moving my daughter into her house for the school yr. What a beautiful area! I would luv to ride some of the nearby valleys, both on road and off road. This is some beautiful country. See ya back in land of sky blue waters.
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Calamari_kid
Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 12:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Heh, that happened to me a couple months ago. +1 on the upgrade to stainless. I just hit the local Fastenal with the screw from the bottom link, as it's the same screw, and they grabbed a few out of the back. Dunno if I saved anything over the HD bits, but it was a shorter trip while stuck in 2nd gear. ; )
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Andymnelson
Posted on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 11:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

It's amazing how one little screw can make a guy completely immobile.




Yup, he just said that...
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - 08:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

for future reference...a Uly flyscreen screw will thread right in.

Did it for Squids a while back on the U.P. on the way to Homecoming.
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Tipsymcstagger
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 07:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I joined the club today...on my way to meet a bunch of other Bad-Webber's!

My bolt didn't fall out...it broke!

Good thing I've got a friend with a pickup!

Tipsy





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Hooper
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 08:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Bummer! These are more good reasons to keep wire and zipties with you!
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 08:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You've got six spares...they hold the flyscreen on.
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Tipsymcstagger
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 08:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

You've got six spares...they hold the flyscreen on.


Those six spares aren't a huge help much when the old bolt is broken-off in the shift arm.

Tipsy
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 08:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

true.

But at that point...neither is a zip-tie.
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Tipsymcstagger
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 08:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

true.

But at that point...neither is a zip-tie.



Hence the pickup truck.

I had plenty of zip-ties with me.

Tipsy
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Froggy
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 08:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had that happen a couple years back, I used an adjustable wrench to notch it into 5th then rode it 110 miles home, and got a new shift knuckle and screw the next day.
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Rsh
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 09:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had that happen years back as well, maiden ride with a group of people on Japanese bikes.
Never heard the the end of it, "here comes the tractor, anything fall off lately" or "watch for parts on the road, you may get a flat"
Got a replacement bolt from the dealer, never fell out again.
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Rwcfrank
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 09:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I think I may go up to 1/4 as a pre-emptive fix.
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Tipsymcstagger
Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 09:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

I think I may go up to 1/4 as a pre-emptive fix.



Tried that this afternoon back at my buddies garage. Drilled out the shift-arm and re-tapped it.

Larger bolt wouldn't fit through the Heim fitting.

Tipsy
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Rwcfrank
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 01:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I plan to upgrade the heim joints and linkage too.
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Uly_dude
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 12:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ace Hardware carries that exact same allen head bolt, stainless steel, $1. I bought 3 of them! Also another old trick is to carry along vice grips. Clamp them on the shift shaft and make due with it til you get home.
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 06:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I always have the large buell tool kit in my aggri tube with me at all times, along with various bits and pieces just for these types of situations. The kit comes with vice grips and zip ties.
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 06:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh, and great one Andy!
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Tipsymcstagger
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 06:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had tools and zip-ties.

Pickup truck was a more palatable option.

Tipsy
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