Subject: RE: Gen Bracket Bolt Woes
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: May 17, 2005, 5:11 PM
Post ID: 1718881951
Appreciate all of the advice y'all have been sending me. At this point,
that back bolt is a melted blob of metal. 3 hours of working at it did
nada, and I don't think anything can help it now. I am currently
fabricating some support arms that I think will support the generator
better than fixing that bolt, so off to work I go! Will snap some pics
when I'm done and post them on my webpage for all to see. Yes, I love
pics, they are worth 1000 words and perhaps can help another loop owner
some day!
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ
Robert Hawkes wrote:
Bruce, can Keith also apply two nuts to the top of the stud, tighten them together and then use a wrench on the bottom nut to back the stud out?? Bob Hawkes -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Giller [mailto:bgil-@mitre.org] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:38 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Gen Bracket Bolt Woes Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up today for a No Annual Fee Discover. Platinum Card and get| 0% Intro APR on Purchases & Balance Transfers for 8 Months, Up to 2% Cashback Bonus. reward on your purchases & 100% fraud protection. http://click.topica.com/caadtrVb1dfltb7ukc8a/DiscoverCard ------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith, One way to that stud out that might work, is to weld a nut to the top of the stud. The ID of the nut needs to match the OD of the stud for easy welding. Then use a hand impact driver with the appropriate socket on it to back it out. I've used this method to remove manifold studs on an Alfa alloy head once when double-nutting sheared them off. I went thru a bunch off nuts to get some of them off. My Ez-outs have been relegated to my Museum of Tools Not To Use Ever Again. I've never had one of them work for me. I'd rather drill out the stud instead...which has it's own risks. Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Custom Guzzi [mailto:paul-@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:46 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Gen Bracket Bolt Woes Keith, How much of the bolt is still sticking out of the threads? I take it you removed the generator and the bracket already. Soak it real good with PB Blaster and let sit for a few hours. If there is some threads still sticking up, is there enough that you can clamp a vise grip to? If so you can try clamping the vise grip to the remaining threads as tight as you can possible squeeze the handles together and try backing it out that way. Be sure to clamp the vice grip standing on it's nose to the bolt. Also give the bolt a few taps with a hammer to help loosen it up a bit. Main thing is to stay calm as getting frustrated with only make matters worse. You could always take it over to a machine shop and have them remove it for you. Good luck. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Keith Ruff [mailto:klru-@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:14 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Gen Bracket Bolt Woes 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 Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Erase wrinkles without painful injections with Nexiderm SP. Nexiderm SP is clinically proven to reduce wrinkles by 68% Click here to get your 30-day free supply. http://click.topica.com/caadvf5b1dfltb7ukc8f/Nexiderm ------------------------------------------------------------------- |