Broken pinch bolt - Drill out and buy longer bolt?
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Broken pinch bolt - Drill out and buy longer bolt?
Hey
I still have a broken pinch bolt on my front passenger side that holds the shock to the fork mount.
I've tried almost everything to get the bolt out but it's damn stuck.
I was just wondering, can I just drill out the whole bolt (and most likely ruin the threaded side of the fork mount) and just buy a longer bolt and use a nut at the end to tighten the new shock to the fork mount?
I just wonder if it'll be strong enough.
Cliffs:
- Pinch bolt head snapped off
- Wondering if I can drill out the whole bolt which will most likely ruin the threading inside
- Buy a long bolt and put a flange nut to the end of it (essentially converting a pinch bolt design into a classic bolt and nut design)
- Will it work good enough?
Thanks!
I still have a broken pinch bolt on my front passenger side that holds the shock to the fork mount.
I've tried almost everything to get the bolt out but it's damn stuck.
I was just wondering, can I just drill out the whole bolt (and most likely ruin the threaded side of the fork mount) and just buy a longer bolt and use a nut at the end to tighten the new shock to the fork mount?
I just wonder if it'll be strong enough.
Cliffs:
- Pinch bolt head snapped off
- Wondering if I can drill out the whole bolt which will most likely ruin the threading inside
- Buy a long bolt and put a flange nut to the end of it (essentially converting a pinch bolt design into a classic bolt and nut design)
- Will it work good enough?
Thanks!
Last edited by guitarplayer16; 11-18-2011 at 11:34 AM.
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If you drill it out can't you re-tap/heliocoil the fork for a new bolt?
Or why not just get a new fork for ~$70?
Or why not just get a new fork for ~$70?
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Just trying to save some money lol
I called my Honda dealer the other day and he said it was $81 but he said it was on backorder and it won't arrive until mid-December.
I suppose I can order it online or heads to a junk yard.
I called my Honda dealer the other day and he said it was $81 but he said it was on backorder and it won't arrive until mid-December.
I suppose I can order it online or heads to a junk yard.
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Thanks guys!
Where can I get a "grade 8 fine thread"?
And I can't take the fork off without drilling the bolt out first because there's a notch at the bottom of the shock absorber that the pinch bolt goes through.
That being said I have to do it the harder way and drill out the pinch bolt while it's on the car.
Where can I get a "grade 8 fine thread"?
And I can't take the fork off without drilling the bolt out first because there's a notch at the bottom of the shock absorber that the pinch bolt goes through.
That being said I have to do it the harder way and drill out the pinch bolt while it's on the car.
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Thanks man.
Damn the closest one is an hour away from me.
I think I'll just "temporarily" use the one I bought at Home Depot that says 8.8 on it (I think that's a grade 5) until I have business in the place an hour away, which is soon lol
Damn the closest one is an hour away from me.
I think I'll just "temporarily" use the one I bought at Home Depot that says 8.8 on it (I think that's a grade 5) until I have business in the place an hour away, which is soon lol
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