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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 21, 2022 13:48:33 GMT -7
I don't believe so. On the surface, the cost seems high for just tapping a new thread. I cross threaded a fork leg and axle once and I definitely didn't pay that much to get the threads on the fork done.
HOWEVER, I'm not familiar with what the correct procedure would be here. Does he need to drop the engine out of the frame to appropriately access it and do it right? If so, then $350 might be more reasonable considering the labor involved, especially if this is a dealership that you're dealing with.
You could, of course, try it yourself. Buy the appropriate tap and try to do it through the frame and use a jack to hold the engine in place. But I wouldn't recommend this for someone not mechanically inclined.
Hard lesson to learn. Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 15:05:14 GMT -7
Man I'm sorry this happened to you I feel your pain.
I cross threaded doing the same exact thing on a Ninja 10000 before.
I just made sure it was tight and left it alone, never had issues with it the remainder of the time I owned the bike.
(Yes I know that was stupid and I should have had it fixed)
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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 21, 2022 15:12:48 GMT -7
Man I'm sorry this happened to you I feel your pain. I cross threaded doing the same exact thing on a Ninja 10000 before. I just made sure it was tight and left it alone, never had issues with it the remainder of the time I owned the bike. (Yes I know that was stupid and I should have had it fixed) For $350 that might be your best bet. Haha |
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Post by mt10orc on Sept 21, 2022 16:55:57 GMT -7
Just eat the mistake and fork out the dough. You can always seek another shop to see if you can ease the monetary pain.
Sorry it happened to ya. I’ve done it to my caliper mounts in the past and feel ur pain.
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Post by fztenn on Sept 21, 2022 19:08:07 GMT -7
Just a thought...when you tightened it down, were you able to obtain the proper torque (or what you thought was proper)? In other words, did it feel nice and secure. It's possible that even though the bolt wasn't following the original threads, sometimes they "cut" their own and will still do the job. I know it's not ideal, but if it's tight, I'd see how it behaves for awhile...check it before or after each ride and if it remains solid, keep riding!
If this is not the case and you feel any slack or play, then by all means, open that wallet and be safe about it. Good luck and keep us in the loop, we've all done stupid shit like this...even those that are competent!
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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 22, 2022 11:35:53 GMT -7
Thank you guys for your inputs. Yea I’m just gonna go to the shop to fix it and have it done the right way.. Man the thread was stripped so bad that the bolt goes in smoothly pretty deep and it’s only able to do one full turn before locking. Oh damn! Yea that's pretty bad. Haha!! He might even have to weld the hole closed and completely redrill it if it's that bad and the threads can't be repaired by just simply running the tap through it like they did with my fork leg that I stripped out. That could be the reason for the higher cost. On the good side of things, now you're a member of the forum and you can hit us up before your next project so we can give you some pointers! |
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