bolts stripped out....???
#1
bolts stripped out....???
well i just recently bought another F4i and its an 01....
ive done some work on it but im kinda stuck here....
the bolts that hold on tail fairing are stripped out... what should i do?
i could drill it out and then use a heli-coil and just retap the hole... but is it worth that much effort... or is there any other way to get it out?!
thanks all.... photos are attached...
ive done some work on it but im kinda stuck here....
the bolts that hold on tail fairing are stripped out... what should i do?
i could drill it out and then use a heli-coil and just retap the hole... but is it worth that much effort... or is there any other way to get it out?!
thanks all.... photos are attached...
#2
Re: bolts stripped out....???
just leave it, tail sections are held on by seats, not bolts but in all seriousness, the top one looks like it will come out with vice grips, i dont see the issue there, and the others i would drill out.
#3
Re: bolts stripped out....???
Originally Posted by catach42
just leave it, tail sections are held on by seats, not bolts but in all seriousness, the top one looks like it will come out with vice grips, i dont see the issue there, and the others i would drill out.
i know the seat kind of holds it on, but im gonna be on the highway now and then and dont want it flappin and makin all kinds of noise...
and if i drill it out then i have to go get the heli-coil....
does anyone know of any other way to get the bolts out?!
#5
Re: bolts stripped out....???
Originally Posted by zrex
easy outs & reverse drill bits or drill them out and put TIMESERTS in not junk *** heli-coils
can you explain that in more detail... whats a TIMESERT?
thanks man!
#7
Re: bolts stripped out....???
i broke off one of the mirror bolts on my F2 i dunno wtf there deal is but they seem to screw in and out very very hard and its a real pain in the ***, its only 2 of the 4 bolts for my mirrors any suggestion on that situation?
Oh yeah and i also twisted off one of the damn bolts up there too
Oh yeah and i also twisted off one of the damn bolts up there too
#8
Re: bolts stripped out....???
try an easyout from a hardward stor first, directions to use it are on the package, all you need is a drill and some small drill bits. If that doesn't work, CAREFULLY drill it out, step by step getting bigger and bigger with the bits. If you are VERY careful to be Exactly centered with the first one, you can drill till the broken off or stripped bolt is really thin and break it out, then run a tap thru to fix the threads. Last resort is either heli-coil (which i don't like) or drill and re-tap.
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Re: bolts stripped out....???
Originally Posted by NovaMan
i broke off one of the mirror bolts on my F2 i dunno wtf there deal is but they seem to screw in and out very very hard and its a real pain in the ***, its only 2 of the 4 bolts for my mirrors any suggestion on that situation?
Oh yeah and i also twisted off one of the damn bolts up there too
Oh yeah and i also twisted off one of the damn bolts up there too
#12
Re: bolts stripped out....???
Originally Posted by -MXD-
i would just drill it out and re tap it. it should take about 10 minutes.
heli coils suck, they always come out.
heli coils suck, they always come out.
#13
Re: bolts stripped out....???
Originally Posted by FooFighters203
can you explain that in more detail... whats a TIMESERT?
thanks man!
thanks man!
http://websearch.cs.com/cs/boomframe...imesert.com%2F
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