Float Bowl Screw

[Guest]

Anyone have any experience with a stripped bowl screw?

I took the carbs of my 82 850L to find one of the drain screws barely hanging in the hole. It's the bowl that is stripped, not the screw.

Thoughts?

[tkent02]

It's very common, caused by unscrewing the screw with a big blob of rust stuck to it.

[Good Times]

It's very common, caused by unscrewing the screw with a big blob of rust stuck to it.

Is it fixable?

[tkent02]

Usually a new screw will bite a little bit into the old threads. It doesn't need to be very tight.
You could probably tap it for a bigger screw, too.

Replacement float bowls are easy to find.

[Good Times]

Usually a new screw will bite a little bit into the old threads. It doesn't need to be very tight.
You could probably tap it for a bigger screw, too.

Replacement float bowls are easy to find.

I found some float bowls on eBay. Think I'll try to find a bigger screw first. If I can find one size up with the same head I'm golden.

[bwringer]

One of the float bowls on my GS850 has been wearing a 7mm bolt for at least 10 years.

It's a nonstandard size, but there was a 7mm tap in my metric tap set, and the hardware store had plenty of 7mm bolts, so...

I believe I had to shorten the bolt with a Dremel tool, but other than that, it went fine.

[chef1366]

I have a bunch of float bowls that I can give you for shipping.

[Good Times]

I have a bunch of float bowls that I can give you for shipping.

Thanks for the offer chef. Think I got it fixed with a new bolt today. If I need it though I'll get back with you.