when trying to remove the side panel on my 610, the bolt started spinning and would not turn out. i managed to get it out but the little insert the bolt sits in is actually spinning in the frame (see piccy). any ideas how to recitfy this? cheers
Call Halls and talk to the guys in the shop, they will tell you how to fix it and send you what you need to do so. Did you just put the LV on? It looks nice and new! The straps really mar up the pipe after awhile. I wish I coated mine with something to prevent that. Are you happy with that tire? It looks like the stock Karoo? I got ride of mine after the 2nd time out! Anyhow, hope you can fix that insert/boss.
And while we're at it, any suggestions for dealing with a spinning bolt insert in plastic? One of the ones in the rear half of the airbox is loose and spins when I try and back out the bolt...
thanks lunger. being in Oz makes giving Halls a call more difficult than normal but i will see if i can get them somehow. Has anyone had a similar problem and fixed it themselves? btw, the photo is just one i dragged off the net. my bike looks nowhere near as tidy as that!
huzar, a search will reveal all! a very common problem. fwiw, the freezer trick worked for me. http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/stripped-airbox-nut.26262/
I deal with these spinning rivnuts at work all the time. Yes, there is special tools to repair it. But just thread a nut onto the oringinal bolt or one with longer threads. Screw it into the rivnut about 6-8 threads. Now hold the bolt so it does not move and tighten the nut against the rivnut. What you are doing is pulling the threads and rivnut tight against the subframe material. Video showing what is happening in the above procedure, might make my instuctions more clear: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkPhGIaPCVs
I bought a riv-nut tool and expanded the insert that was installed from the factory. The factory didn't expand the insert enough. Search threads on this topic and you will see a link to the tool set I posted about a year ago.
Well that was a disaster! I tried Kirby's trick but the nut just ended up stripping the bolt and didn't tighten the rivnut at all. I will search for the other threads and see what i can find.
If the threads in your insert aren't trash, here is the tool to correctly tighten the insert. http://www.toolking.com/astro-pneumatic-1427-hand-rivet-nut-kit/
