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Title: How do I get around this one?
Post by: beemeerr11 on March 30, 2015, 11:37:26 PM

Getting the bike ready for the rally, I just fitted a new gearsack rack, did up the left dome nut on the top left shock and it snapped off, not the nut but the actual thread that the shock sits on, I now have the thread flush with the shock and nothing to bolt on.

Jonsey I know what your gonna say, a piece of fencing wire should do the trick, yes it probably will but it won't hold the gearsack rack also?

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Lou

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: pgnz on March 31, 2015, 06:07:17 AM

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Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: excess.11 on March 31, 2015, 08:50:18 AM

Buy a mighty standard....that never happens to them.  ;D

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: XSIIE on March 31, 2015, 10:16:14 AM

You could use a set of throw over bags

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: excess.11 on March 31, 2015, 11:05:19 AM

As PG showed in his Elaborated Schematic ............... you could drill and tap the old thread out and insert a new all thread to make it look all brand new .....with a spray of paint.  ;D
Borders on Genius that suggestion. :P ;) Updating to a Standard takes it all the way tho .. :D ;D

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: Jonesy :-) on March 31, 2015, 11:53:22 AM

Like pgnz's drawing shows you'll need a heavy washer/plate (preferably welded to frame and bolt) inside to spread the load a straight through bolt will get you out of trouble in the short term. Or use lots of wire, no problem

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: pgnz on March 31, 2015, 07:59:22 PM

dunno I assumed it's snapped flush like this, just bolt and washer needed, hard bit's drilling the hole straight

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Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: steptoe on March 31, 2015, 08:20:03 PM

sorry to dissapoint Jeff, but it does happen to standards, I have such a one on the ward,
exactly as Phill has suggested Lou,  the bolt won,t be taking any of the wieght it,ll just be holding the shock and bracket against the frame,
it won,t be any less strong, the broken thread on mine hasn,t been drilled straight and still does the job

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: Jonesy :-) on March 31, 2015, 08:31:11 PM

or ...you could go up one level from wire to a hose clamp and put it around the rack and frame tube right next to the shock mount until you get a chance to do a proper repair.......only back from the mine to the farm for 3 days  and my agricultural roughness is coming to the fore again.

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: beemeerr11 on March 31, 2015, 09:55:21 PM

Thanks guy's,
As it works out there was about three threads left on what was snapped, about three turns, I have put on a nut onto that thread and with RED locktight then got the snapped thread and screwed it into the other half of the nut, I'll wait and see if it will hold, but I have a friend coming over on the weekend that has a TIG and we might need to tack it. But i like Phil's suggestion, it might be the GO.

See how we go

Cheers

BTW that's why they made the Refuel Hourly model in 81 to get it right, cause the 24 liter tank on the standard had so much weight it made the frame stress :P ;D 

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: excess.11 on March 31, 2015, 10:31:51 PM

Well now......there s a lesson ........ in why you should nt have extra tight nuts. :o

Title: Re: How do I get around this one?
Post by: Jonesy :-) on April 01, 2015, 07:46:39 AM

Hope you're not planning to hang a rack off that 3 thread set up. Go with pgnz's suggestions