screwed up upper shock mount bolt

it's ticking me off, i dont know how to fix the upper shock mout bolt. The end of the bolt was cut kinda sloppy, and now i can't the nut to thread on the bolt. Any ideas???????????????? Thanks

Post edited by: oldkaws4ever, at: 2007/08/07 00:22

I also have a problem with mine. I don't know if they are pressed in or welded or what. Hmm....

i dont know either, but it's tickin me off, because thats all thats stopping me from riding

It sounds like you need to use a tap and die set, and clean up the threads.

If you are actually saying that the bolt was cut by a PO, then I suspect you need to weld a new on on.

Pictures?

Good luck finding a die with the right thread pitch. Its a 12x1.0mm. You will have to look at MAC, Snap-On, or Matco since Autozone, Advanced Auto, Sears (Craftsman), Lowe's (Husky) and Harbor Freight only carry coarser thread pitches if they have them at all.

My 750 I'm working on has a buggered up thread on one of the shock mounts. The p.o. thought it was a good idea to thread a car's lug nut on it since he lost the original nut.

Later, Doug

Hey Oldkaw, I know they are kinda expensive but a thread chaser kit like this www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=2060&itemType=PRODUCT has been a real bonus to my toolbox.

Check out MSC Industrial Supply Co. www.mscdirect.com They show a 12 x 1.0 metric die in a 2004 catalog I have for just $12.79

a good thread file also works darn good in a case like this...steve

thanks everybody, i just cleaned up the thread with a thread chaser from MAC. Everything is all well and good