Console nut - won't loosen, won't tighten
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Console nut - won't loosen, won't tighten
I've had the console off several times without issue - I did the speedo swap and a garage door mod.
Now I need to tweak the garage door opener (short range, probably needs a new battery), but the dang nut just turns without any additional loosening. The console seems secure on the bike, but it will also turn the other way without getting any tighter.
Any advice appreciated....
Now I need to tweak the garage door opener (short range, probably needs a new battery), but the dang nut just turns without any additional loosening. The console seems secure on the bike, but it will also turn the other way without getting any tighter.
Any advice appreciated....
#2
I seem to remember the bolt the nut attaches to being like a carriage type bolt and sitting in a recess. It might have slipped out and is just turning with the nut.
You might try taking a small flat screwdriver of whatever will fit and slipping it between the dash and the nut and applying upward pressure while turning the nut. This might pull the head of the bolt up against the plate enough to cause it to stop turning.
Of course I could be wrong. I guess I could go out and take mine apart to see exactly whats in there that could be causing you a problem and maybe I will if that doesn't do it for ya.
You might try taking a small flat screwdriver of whatever will fit and slipping it between the dash and the nut and applying upward pressure while turning the nut. This might pull the head of the bolt up against the plate enough to cause it to stop turning.
Of course I could be wrong. I guess I could go out and take mine apart to see exactly whats in there that could be causing you a problem and maybe I will if that doesn't do it for ya.
Last edited by IronAss; 05-01-2011 at 06:47 AM.
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#4
I seem to remember the bolt the nut attaches to being like a carriage type bolt and sitting in a recess. It might have slipped out and is just turning with the nut.
You might try taking a small flat screwdriver of whatever will fit and slipping it between the dash and the nut and applying upward pressure while turning the nut. This might pull the head of the bolt up against the plate enough to cause it to stop turning.
Of course I could be wrong. I guess I could go out and take mine apart to see exactly whats in there that could be causing you a problem and maybe I will if that doesn't do it for ya.
You might try taking a small flat screwdriver of whatever will fit and slipping it between the dash and the nut and applying upward pressure while turning the nut. This might pull the head of the bolt up against the plate enough to cause it to stop turning.
Of course I could be wrong. I guess I could go out and take mine apart to see exactly whats in there that could be causing you a problem and maybe I will if that doesn't do it for ya.
Spoke with a tech at the dealer today, he says the bolt is probably rounded off at this point. He says he's repaired a few of them, basically they grind the nut off and replace the bolt.
When I asked how I could have prevented it, he said "don't take the console off so damn much!"
#6
Ok, could be. Either way, I'm going to pay them to grind the nut off and set it right, I dont have the time to f* with it, plus with my luck something more disastrous would result.
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