Uh-Oh..I snapped a front wheel cap stud!

[azr]

Fixed! just went to suzuki dealer and guy had it out before I could finish my smoke! was outside so not sure on his approach but I'm happy again..

Sometimes this is just the easiest approach. Glad the issue is fixed. Best thing you can get in your arsenal of GS wrenching tools is a container of anti-sieze, I know it would not have helped you from stripping the bolt but it sure helps on the loosening end of things!

[chuck hahn]

Snapped a few pics of the exhaust stud bought at Advanced Auto..ten pack i think it was for something like 10 or 12 bucks. You just grind the hex head part off, double nut the stud and insert the ground off end into the forks. Loctited of course.

[slyone]

yea they look good, I went to AA but the guy said he was out..went to autozone-what a joke, then I went back to dealer and got 1 for a $1.50 a little long. Took it out for cruising wid my new tires man what a difference, no more hopping! I didn't put any air in the forks though?? guy at dealer says 6psi max and sticker on fork says 35pse max, so who's right?

[koolaid_kid]

Look in your owner's manual. 35 is way too high. If you don't have an owner's manual, get it off Cliff's site.

[slyone]

no owners manual, the suzuki guy said 6 psi or you blow the seals but the sticker on forks says 35 max? just wonderin?

[subid]

no owners manual, the suzuki guy said 6 psi or you blow the seals but the sticker on forks says 35 max? just wonderin?

It's between 7-11psi for my bike, should be about the same for you.

[chuck hahn]

My service manual is at the storage unit but i too believe it says 11 or 12 PSI

[koolaid_kid]

You have an 850, same as BassCliff. That means that every manual, instruction, direction, procedure you could dream of is here: BassCliff's WebSite

[chuck hahn]

Kool aid..My bad I guess..I was referring to what the 78 1000 service manual says.

[loud et]

Yeah chuck, and everyone else, FYI, these are the same ones I picked up at Advanced. I used them on my 1100 for exhaust studs. They worked good, they are not the highest quality, of the 10 pack, 1 had buggered up threads and another had perpedicular threading. It was just threaded in circles, not a connecting thread. I almost striped a hole in the head before I noticed. If I were more patient I would order a better grade of stud, but in the end , these worked fine. Plus at least on my 1100/header combo they could have been a touch longer.

I know you solved your fork issue. This was just some fyi.

[chuck hahn]

We were doing fork seals on Frank Zs Cooley when I snapped one. I didnt even feel it give so i think it may have already been cracked and I just finished it off. And if I remember right there were a few with buggered up threads as well. Probably from the beating around against each other in the package? In any case, as with anything else, you gotta inspect things and run a nut on them before you try them in the actual spot you are intending them for.

[loud et]

We were doing fork seals on Frank Zs Cooley when I snapped one. I didnt even feel it give so i think it may have already been cracked and I just finished it off. And if I remember right there were a few with buggered up threads as well. Probably from the beating around against each other in the package? In any case, as with anything else, you gotta inspect things and run a nut on them before you try them in the actual spot you are intending them for.

Oh yeah, the nuts that came with the pack of studs were the crimped lock type. The nuts were pinched so tight they could not even be threaded on without eating the threads off the studs. Garbage can for those. +1 on inspection. good call.

[tkent02]

I just bought some of these studs at Advanced. Going to use them for the exhaust on the 550/675, so strength isn't all that important. They threaded in OK, haven't tried the nuts yet.

They did seem a bit cheap but they threaded in OK.

[chuck hahn]

Nuts are those precrushed locking types...not what youll want for a fork cap nut. Stay with the OEM setup is my advice here. For the exhaust i would just get some regular stainless nuts and split washers.