Shroud Bolt/Nut Fix

[jeffg]

I have an older bike with a shroud bolt that I can't remove. The "nut" molded into the tank turns when I try to remove the bolt. :eek: Any suggestions on how to get the bolt out? What have you done to re-fix the nut in the tank? :worship:

 

[reelrazor]

You'll basically have to reef the nut out of the plastic(turn it while applying pressure under it with a screwdriver or sumthin). They are sometimes hex nuts that are cast into the tank, but often are just cylindrical with knurls on the outside.

You can carve a little socket in the tank's plastic to fit a proper size hex nut and glue it in place. Or, you can go to a ski shop and get a 'P-Tex repair candle' and fill the hole up with new plastic and then drill it to fit whatever you insert.

 

[Patman]

Be careful how much drilling and carving you do as there typically isn't a lot of room for error on plastic tanks. Might want to consider popping it out and then just reinstalling it with some epoxy in the plastic and some anti-seize on the threads.

 

[jeffg]

Thanks fellas. I agree that there probably isn't alot of room for error. I think I'll try and pop it out and remount it with some epoxy. I just recently got the bike; this bolt may not have been touched in quite a while.