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Offline Lucky_Lou

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What thread is it
« on: July 19, 2010, 04:05:19 PM »
Further to my brothers red exhaust we discover that one of the butterfly bolts has stripped rather than replace the shaft ive suggested a short counter sunk screw with a locking nut on the back im guessing the thread is 2.5 to 3 mm anyone know for sure.
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« Last Edit: July 19, 2010, 04:05:49 PM by Lucky_Lou »
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Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: What thread is it
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2010, 02:21:36 AM »
OUCH!

This has "bodge" written all over it!
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Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: What thread is it
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2010, 09:44:06 AM »
Worse case scenario, the throttle shafts aren't expensive, I got one about three years ago, they were around $10US at the time .
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Re: What thread is it
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2010, 01:25:14 PM »
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OUCH!

This has "bodge" written all over it!
Yeh but it will be a good bodge straight from my navy days. plus its not my bike
Lou
« Last Edit: July 20, 2010, 01:25:52 PM by Lucky_Lou »
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