• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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X-lite stripped subframe insert, how do I fix it?

Aaron8

Aaron8

Husqvarna
AA Class
It receives an 8mm bolt, and secures the rear end of the side plastic. The threads are destroyed but the insert remains solidly embedded in the subframe.
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Looking straight down. The insert/bolt does not emerge on the other side of the subframe rail. The insert must be pressed or shrunk into the rail wall (?)
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How can I fix this? Thanks.
 
Do it properly.
First are the threads stripped? or is the insert just spenning?
If just spinning find someone with the proper tool to resqueez it.
Bring it by and i'll do it for nothing.
Later George
 
Its M6 not 8 by they way .​
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Thanks DG Harv Serv. I checked today-it's 5mm x .8 actually. But thanks anyway I would have blindly been seeking out 8mm fixes! :cheers:

Do it properly.
First are the threads stripped? or is the insert just spenning?
If just spinning find someone with the proper tool to resqueez it.
Bring it by and i'll do it for nothing.
Later George​
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George thanks so much for your generous offer, but I'm in Santa Clarita, and don't have a truck or trailer. The threads are stripped. The insert does not spin. Do you think I should try a Helicoil fix?
 
I had good luck with mine, filled the stripped hole with steel epoxy putty (hardware store) and then drilled and tapped it to 5mm.
Did this in more than one place, previous owner was a bit rough with a wrench:)
 
wilbur said:
I had good luck with mine, filled the stripped hole with steel epoxy putty (hardware store) and then drilled and tapped it to 5mm.
Did this in more than one place, previous owner was a bit rough with a wrench:)
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Thanks for your response, Wilbur. I have some rivnuts on order. If those don't work I'll give that a go. :thumbsup:

I've read that I can install the rivnuts with a DIY bolt/spacer/washer rig. Anyone else ever do this?
 
If you can't hit George for the proper tool, I have given them a couple whacks with a pin punch to spread the outer ring to hold on. George has then fixed it with the right tool after when it started to spin again. Looks like you got it done....
 
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