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Snapped Centerstand Bolt - Had Blue Loctite in it


WalkThisWhey

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3 minutes ago, WalkThisWhey said:

Because this was a reverse threaded bolt, a traditional easy out would not work - it would basically just drill the bolt in deeper if it caught.

 

What I did was use a normal thread tap INTO THE BROKEN BOLT.  I drilled a smaller hole into the broken bolt, then used a normal thread tap into the broken bolt.  Normal thread taps are meant to turn "right" and and bore into the hole.  Since I needed the bolt to go "right" in order to back out of the hole because it is a reverse thread screw, what I was hoping to do was have the thread tap bite hard enough into the bolt so that the entire bolt would turn vs. the thread tap spinning alone. 

OK that makes sense...5th Gen vs. 6th Gen...

 

As an engineer, I understand how weird choices get made...that's a weird one.

 

Matt

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On 5/1/2017 at 3:04 PM, zupatun said:

I just took mine off (2000) and BOTH centerstand bolts were traditional right hand thread!!!  I tightened about 1/8 past over torqued (righty tighty)...and since the bolt moved, I tried lefty loosey--voila!...out she came.  Cemterstand is off and headers are back on.  Trackday ready now.

 

Who is perpetuating what, to me, is a myth of one of those bolts is LH thread?

 

Matt 

Haymarket, vA

It's no myth, just another reason the 5th Gen is superior! :goofy::beer:

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