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Valve Adjustment, Need Advice ASAP

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blowerbike said:
1/4-20 SAE will go right in and cut it's own threads.
some say potato some say patato...
more comments to come :D
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And here comes one of those comments ...
PLEASE don't mix SAE hardware into the bike. :pray:


blowerbike said:
yes dowl holes take the longer bolts...
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That would be the right hole, but I did not see any dowels in the parts fiche.
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Steve said:
Are you sure you have the right bolt in there? :-k

There are 14 bolts that are M6x40 and three that are M6x45. Not sure which one is supposed to be in that hole, but if you have one of the short ones there and it's supposed to be a longer one, it would easily strip the one or two threads that it happened to engage.

Yes, a Heli-Coil will do a great job of repairing a stripped hole.
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14 + 3 only adds up to 17. Maybe I don't need this one woo!

Here is a pic of the culprit. But you're right, it is only one of the 40mm ones. Let's consult the factory manual where those shorties need to go... Clearly I have a lot of learning to do about these old bikes. Oh and PS, thanks for the spreadsheet, it's perfect

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steve did not disappoint..hehe
with the VC sitting in place...
drop all the bolts into each hole.
if they are correct then you should have similar thread amounts showing.
if not,
swap till you do.
 
Good news guys. I took out every one of those bolts, compared it to my 40mm one I had out, and reinstalled it if it was 40mm. To my surprise I only found ONE bolt that was 45mm... It was the third to last one I checked too, so yes I pulled all 17 and replaced them (not including the one I already had out).

I put the 45mm one in the hole I had stripped and it bit wonderfully. I'll keep an eye on it and go pickup three more of those 45mm bolts (although I only saw two holes with dowels so maybe I only need 1 more)
 
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