xsPete
XS650 Addict
G'day all,
Looking for any ideas but think I;m just hoping for an easy out on this problem.
The thread on the engine case that takes the gland nut (or whatever you call it) that the pipes fits to is stripped bad.
Now this engine has a total of 60 Klm's on it from a total 750 rephase rebuild and I'm really hoping I don't have to pull the pots to get the right alignment to put in a helicoil.
I didn't know it was stripped till I took it for a ride and there was oil pissed everywhere when I got back.
Is there some trick way I can get this hole retapped while it's still in the bike with pots still on.
They're a Mikes 750 kit, so less clearance I think.
The other issue is no matter what, I'll have swarf going down that hole towards the pump.
I thought I was all but over the big dramas of a 4 year build and was just going to be tweaking it
Looking for any ideas but think I;m just hoping for an easy out on this problem.
The thread on the engine case that takes the gland nut (or whatever you call it) that the pipes fits to is stripped bad.
Now this engine has a total of 60 Klm's on it from a total 750 rephase rebuild and I'm really hoping I don't have to pull the pots to get the right alignment to put in a helicoil.
I didn't know it was stripped till I took it for a ride and there was oil pissed everywhere when I got back.
Is there some trick way I can get this hole retapped while it's still in the bike with pots still on.
They're a Mikes 750 kit, so less clearance I think.
The other issue is no matter what, I'll have swarf going down that hole towards the pump.
I thought I was all but over the big dramas of a 4 year build and was just going to be tweaking it