Tank bolts

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overbore

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• Nov 15, 2002

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Any idea on how to get them out .I thought that if I could get to them I could just cut them with a hacksaw blade only.looks like maybe brass inserts in tank being plastic.I posted in kdx site and then thought that I should have posted here.Thanks for any help.

 

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viking20

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• Nov 15, 2002

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Had the same problem on an yz 80 recently.I managed to force of the rad guard over the screw,and hold the brass "square" nut with a set of pliers!Didnt look too good afterwards,and had to use a bit of super-glue around the nut, but the new plastic covered the damage..........

 

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Lew

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• Nov 18, 2002

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If they are spinning, is there a chance you could just remove the entire brass insert with a little pry? Then epoxy back into place. Good luck
Lew

 

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Nevada Sixx

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• Nov 20, 2002

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i just pulled my shroud off over the screw and left it all in,,it stays on pretty well when i pop it back over it.

 

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overbore

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• Nov 21, 2002

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Thanks for the replys.Its the tank bolts here and not the shroud.The tank bolts you cant even get to very easy because they lay next or under the frame.

 

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overbore

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• Nov 22, 2002

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Finally fixed last night.Just for information for anyone else and it worked pretty good.center punched and started with the smallest drill bit I had and taped the bit the length of bolt and started working my way up to the size of bolt.After about 3/4 of bolts gone,just broke them off and removed tank,and then removed remaining bolt left in threads with easy out.Then cleaned treads with a 6.0 -1 tape.Hope this helps someone in the future as the inserts were in perfect shape when I finished.