Subject: Re: Gen Bracket Bolt Woes
Author: John Chicoine
Date: May 16, 2005, 7:31 AM
Post ID: 1718872893
My advice is to get a mig welder and add enough to the top of the bolt to
get vice grips on it.
I broke a 3/8's tap off in the head on my truck last year!! I freaked at
the though of pulling the head. I got out my mig welder and after some
fervent prayer began hitting the end of the tap, just enough to add a little
material w/o blowing a hole in something. It took awhile, but I got the
shattered tap out, PTL.
If the bead breaks off, just add it back. I believe that the heat helps
also.
John C.
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From: "Keith Ruff" <klru-@comcast.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:14 AM
Subject: Gen Bracket Bolt Woes
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Took a nice ride with Cam, Bill Dudley and his wife (?) Kate yesterday,
about 150 mile shakedown run. Ambo handled great and ran very nice.
Pulled up to my driveway and heard a clacking noise. Looked under the
tank and saw the generator rattling around. Crap. Took the bike apart
and found that the head of the rear most bracket bolt had sheared off.
Got some reverse bits and easy outs from Cam and went to work this
morning. Got the 1/8" reverse bit to enter the center of the bolt, then
tried an easy out. It grabbed, then snap! S@$T!!!! Now I'm screwed.
Been trying ever since to drill out whatever I can with thoughts of
retapping the aluminum block, but in the process, the 1/8" drill bit
also decided to leave it's remains in the bolt also. Now I have no idea
what to do. Has anybody else had this problem and what did you do to
fix it? Will Greg Fields Alternator conversion work? Does it need that
rear bolt also? If yes, I'm screwed again. Damn, tha National is only
1.5 weeks away and it ain't looking good.
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ
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