stripped fairing nut
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#14
I had the same problem right before bike week at Daytona
I just took the insert out and used some super glue on insert and stuck it back in the cavity . I let it dry over night and it has not come loose yet and I have taken it apart since then, put it back together, no problems.
Last edited by Darth Vader; 05-06-2009 at 04:46 AM.
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I tried pulling on a bolt with vise grips, but it wasn't coming out easily and I didn't want to enlarge the hole by twisitng the bolt back and forth. I figured I'd want the whole nice and tight when I put the new insert in.
I ended up threading a longer bolt in carfully watching as the bolt bottomed it pushed the old insert out easily.
As others have said, instal a bolt with a jam nut on it in the new insert , then just thread it in slot first.
I ended up threading a longer bolt in carfully watching as the bolt bottomed it pushed the old insert out easily.
As others have said, instal a bolt with a jam nut on it in the new insert , then just thread it in slot first.
#18
The replacement insert that you would need is #16585-96. It has an external 3/8-16 thread for threading into the fairing cavity and an internal thread for the fairing screw. It is a self tapping insert. Contrary to popular belief, the slot in the insert is NOT for a screw driver. It is for the self tapping application. The best way to install this is to screw a hex head screw into the insert and drive the insert into the cavity using a socket wrench on the hex head screw.
I also had a problem with the two bottom bolts, those hard-to-get-to Torx bolts down between the forks. Those nuts started spinning on me and after removing the outer fairing discovered that the plastic connecting point had split. I globbed a bunch of JB Weld around it before screwing in the replacement nut, which should hold it and hopefully keep it from splitting again. The left side was also spinning but the plastic wasn't cracked. I still don't know what caused the crack since I don't over-tighten these bolts, but I suspect it is the shaky idle these '07's have that must tax those plastic connecting points. Anyone else have trouble with this?
#19
What worked well for me is to use a metal sleeve that's just a bit larger diameter than the nut insert but smaller than the outer diameter of the plastic connecting point. Use a bolt long enough to screw in securely but short enough to make contact with the sleeve. When you tighten up on the bolt the nut slides right on out.
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