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Cross-threaded the pillion seat bolt and stripped the nut on the fender. Feel like an idiot. Any recommendations short of replacing the fender?
Mallard
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has never tried anything new." - Einstein
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See if you can get a die the right metric size and re-thread the fender nut. Work the die slowly coming back out often until it works through correctly.
Bob
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Drill out the offending area, and go and get a "pop rivet" style of self fastening nut at a hardware store. They make a nut that pop rivets into a blind hole, and then leaves a threaded nut after you pull out the pop rivet.
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I tapped mine out to 1/4 inch sae and it worked fine. Just get a chromed bolt at Fastenall.
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Heli coil back to original thread.
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Mallard
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Don't fergit to check the threads on the BOLT , may be messed up as well .
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Run the proper size tap through the nut in the fender, replace the bolt with one slightly longer, and put a nut on it.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Quote:
I tapped mine out to 1/4 inch sae and it worked fine. Just get a chromed bolt at Fastenall.
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(Except I used a stainless steel bolt not chrome.)
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Eeh! Forget what all these bozos are tellin' ya here, Mallard!!!  Your bike is COMPLETELY RUINED now. But don't worry, I'll take it off your hands for, say, 2 Grand!!!  (I hope you realize how fortunate it was for you that I ran across this thread o' yours here?!)  
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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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don't worry, I'll take it off your hands for, say, 2 Grand!!!
I'd be careful if I were you. Fixin' that fender could be even harder than gluin' fins on a T-bird. 
Jack
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don't worry, I'll take it off your hands for, say, 2 Grand!!!
I'd be careful if I were you. Fixin' that fender could be even harder than gluin' fins on a T-bird.
Jack
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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When I did it, I took off the rear fender, used a hammer and chisel and knocked the bolt off. Went down to the hardware store, picked up a new one and welded it on. Sprayed some Rustoleum over it to keep the rust down and called it a day.
Mark
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