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Metric won't fit? #255605 04/14/2008 9:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 63 AV8R OP Member
OP AV8R Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 63	I had a strange thing happen. My battery went dead awhile ago, and I charged it. Apparently I didn't tighten the black hex-head screws under the chrome faux air vent enough, because they rattled loose. I went to the hardware store and bought two M5 .80 pitch screws, after comparison to another Triumph factory screw. Oddly, they wouldn't thread into the brass screw fittings on my bike, despite the fact that the M5 nuts at the store threaded onto the Triumph screw. I returned, and bought two 10-32 screws in 3/8" length, and they threaded into the holes. I added some split lock washers to ensure that the problem won't repeat itself. So....any ideas why the M5 screws don't fit in the holes, but the standard do? I have seen the dimensions page that lists everything as a metric screw. Thoughts?

Re: Metric won't fit? AV8R #255606 04/14/2008 10:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 386 Night_Rider Adjunct
Night_Rider Adjunct Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 386	I never checked them before but when I bought my Freak kit, one of the holes missed getting threaded. I know I used a metric tap to fix it but that was 2 years ago and I don't remember what size I used? Everything threaded fine when I was done? 1982 Pontiac Trans Am...K.I.T.T. in progress. "It looks like Darth Vaders bathroom in here..."

Re: Metric won't fit? AV8R #255607 04/14/2008 11:20 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 77 Conn. sluft Member
sluft Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 77 Conn.	You will find that these bikes take standard & metric allen wrench & sockets in some cases. I was surprised also. Can anyone explain?

Re: Metric won't fit? sluft #255608 04/15/2008 9:22 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,836 Likes: 5 DELMONT, PA USA pipedr Learned Hand
pipedr Learned Hand Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,836 Likes: 5 DELMONT, PA USA	Quote: You will find that these bikes take standard & metric allen wrench & sockets in some cases. I was surprised also. Can anyone explain? Very simple. Those ever-so-fun loving impish Brits - always playing tricks. Just when you think they've finally begun to behave, they go and stick a Wentworth fastener on something. I heard there is a little guy at Triumph who's sole purpose is to hide a Wentworth on each and every bike. Oh, those zany Brits. Far more interesting than French mimes... 2004 Triumph Speedmaster (J Lo) 2006 Yamaha Stratoliner (Adele)

Re: Metric won't fit? pipedr #255609 04/15/2008 7:16 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona Dwight Fe Butt
Dwight Fe Butt Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona	Good one, Barry! (BTW...I found the wentworth bolt on my BA was the oil drain plug....where was YOURS???) Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)

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