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Title: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Barney on October 03, 2013, 04:03:12 PM (http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3824/10075815565_0af249cb80_b.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/10075760094_d81c56e37c_b.jpg) what youre looking at is the backside of my right side rearset, where the post that holds the brake pedal on lives. my bike was tipped over a few weeks ago, and i thought the pedal was bent, but upon closer inspection, it was actually the post that holds the lever - it bent pretty severely, and when I pulled it out, i found this stripped out - so my question is, can it be worked with, or is it toast? I looked up the part number and it's actually not too bad - 127 for the rearset plate, and 6 bucks for the post - but it needs to come from Italy... any thoughts? Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Speeddog on October 03, 2013, 04:09:17 PM Time-Sert
Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: SpikeC on October 03, 2013, 05:57:26 PM I can't imagine that those parts are not in stock somewhere in the US. I mean, that seems like a fairly common spot for crash damage.
Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Barney on October 03, 2013, 06:05:40 PM one would think...i only sourced from one dealer who claims to have the largest inventory of oem parts though. I did send an email to revzilla cause they're pretty much in my neck of the woods, but I doubt they'll be of much help in this paticular case. seems like more work than it's worth to try and track it down with maybe only 1-2 weekends of real riding season left here in the northeast though. it'll be a good excuse to take the ktm out for a romp if I can't find 'em around here [evil]
also, that time-sert thing, where can one find that? Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Speeddog on October 03, 2013, 06:32:42 PM This is the manufacturer:
http://www.timesert.com/ (http://www.timesert.com/) If you Google it you'll likely find somewhere close to you that has 'em. Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Howie on October 03, 2013, 06:44:37 PM Usually on a part like that I would suggest, for $127 get a new one. A properly installed Time-Sert will make that better than new.
Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Barney on October 03, 2013, 06:51:11 PM I'll do a little more research, but it appears that a kit or to have someone install a shim will probably cost more than the price of the new part...
i may know a guy though Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Dirty Duc on October 03, 2013, 08:05:16 PM http://www.amazon.com/TIME-SERT-Metric-Thread-Repair-1812/dp/B001JK44LG (http://www.amazon.com/TIME-SERT-Metric-Thread-Repair-1812/dp/B001JK44LG)
Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Barney on October 03, 2013, 08:34:53 PM well, now it's looking like something to consider. [thumbsup]
thanks for that link! Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: coduc on October 05, 2013, 07:45:41 AM You can also install a heli-coil. I've had good luck with them.
http://www.amazon.com/Helicoil-5546-8-Metric-Coarse-Thread/dp/B0002SREP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1380987882&sr=1-1&keywords=m8+x+1.25 (http://www.amazon.com/Helicoil-5546-8-Metric-Coarse-Thread/dp/B0002SREP4/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1380987882&sr=1-1&keywords=m8+x+1.25) Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Barney on October 05, 2013, 08:13:03 AM i sucked it up and ordered the new parts, but I may still drill it out and install a shim, just to say I did it...
Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: Skybarney on October 06, 2013, 06:54:25 AM I am a fan of the heli-coils for a cheap fix. Time Serts are a better product though. I recently fixed a stripped bolt hole on another project and it works great. Cost was $24.00 for a heli-coil kit at NAPA.
Title: Re: those of you who are good with metal... Post by: ellingly on October 06, 2013, 08:48:35 PM Time-serts are good. I wrote a guide on putting them in years ago: http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=14009.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=14009.0)
Subsequently done a bunch of M6 and M8 stuff on the race bike. Only last week did I timesert the new rearsets for the fiancees race bike - now I can actually mount the master cylinder to the right-hand side :D. Very handy bit of kit to have around - I've loaned mine out for the price of the inserts and some [drink]. |