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Helicoil specs for mirror threads?
05/12/07 at 17:00:03
Hi,
I want to replace my left mirror on my 2005 Boulevard S40. The threads are stripped. My mechanic has been unable to find a Helicoil the right size. It not really the size but pitch, he says (I think that's what he said). A post by dypyz0 (probably not his real name) says the all Boulevards have 10mm x 1.25 threads for the mirror. Has anyone dealt with this? I don't want to have to replace the entire C-clamp (if that's what it's called). I replaced it on the right side, which was fairly easy but the part (new) wasn't cheap.
I have another question on a separate subject and would do a separate post but I can't think of the name of the thing that is on each side of the tank and says Boulevard. It's been several days and it still hasn't come to me. It's not a decal. Emblem? Anyway, I'm having a dent repaired on the tank and think I won't replace the emblem thing (it's badly scrached) and also remove the one from the other side. I'm fixing the bike up to sell it. For selling, is this a bad idea? I think it will look good. If it said "Savage" I'd want to keep it, but "Boulevard"?
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Re: Helicoil specs for mirror threads?
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05/12/07 at 17:15:08
It's standard mirror threading, which is m10-1.25. Except Yamaha, they reverse thread one of the mirrors.
Medallion, sigil, badge...?
Take a hair dryer to the badge to get it warm. Run fishing line behind it and pull it to cut the foam in the double stick tape. Use the hairdryer again. Get some Ronsonol lighter fluid in the big bottle and soak the goop that's left. Easier to do this if it's warm. Sunny days are a plus. Try to peel the goop off by rolling one edge to the other. Don't use a blade of any sort. Maybe a plastic putty knife, but carefully so you don't scratch. If you do scratch, get some Kit Scratch-Out and use it as directed 3 times and the scratch will never show up again after you wax the bike.
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Re: Helicoil specs for mirror threads?
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05/13/07 at 23:11:48
Helicoil is an OK repair if there is nothing else. Sometimes it workes OK and sometimes after couple of "INs and OUTs" the coil starts binding and goes out. The best repair is called "Time-sert" and it is at least 1 level above the helicoil. It is not cheap at all. I'd not recommend You to buy it, but Your mechanic. If he refuses, just buy used piece from ebay.
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05/16/07 at 21:25:09
Hi Tux,
Thanks. That's ingenous. One medalion came off fairly easily, the one on the side of the tank already damaged, so I didn't have to be gentle. I used just the warmth from the sun, not a hairdryer. I haven't removed the gook yet. I tried acetone, the everything solvent, but it didn't work. I may have to use lighter fluid, as you recommend. By bringing the tank to the body shop with the medalians already removed, I'm sure I'm saving money.
I'll talk to my mechanic again about the mirror threads. And thanks, Slavy for the suggestion on Time-sert vs Helicoil. The miror will be getting lots of adjustment so it would be good to have a well-seated insert.
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05/16/07 at 21:45:46
So far as I'm concerned, Ronsonol lighter fluid is the
ONLY
goop removal solvent.
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Re: Helicoil specs for mirror threads?
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05/17/07 at 06:28:30
tuxedo wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:
So far as I'm concerned, Ronsonol lighter fluid is the
ONLY
goop removal solvent.
I use Goo-Gone quite a bit, as well as mineral spirits.
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