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  1. #151
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    footrest mounting bolt

    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    How concerned are you with "absolute factory" as far as your resoration goes - because the PO of the GS1000 (the parts bike) replaced all the hex head bolts with inhex (allen) stainless. Problem would be - if you replaced some but not all, could look a bit dodgy. However, if you could live with that, I've got the threads you need
    not concerned at all
    however, those footrest mounting bolts are probably the best looking bolts on the whole bike, imo anyway, so i'd like to go the original way if i can
    been to the atomic wreckers in ackl, they don't have it, but still have a few places to check before thinking of alternatives
    cheers

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    m10 tap

    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuoy View Post
    I have an M10 1/1.5/1.75 in my kit not much help I know but I got the whole kit off trademe for $60 or so a 60 piece set - there are some bigger ones on there that might have the size you need. Its paid for itself already - its only chinese crap but I still managed to cut a fairly long thread on an A2 M10 bolt.
    i actually have a set myself, but not the m10 fine, and just thought i want to spare myself trying in hurry to find one to buy + spending money on it right now
    mind you, that price is amazing (even if it was only a disposable set!)

  3. #153
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    Question footrest mounting bolt / thread repair

    found the bolt i need, at atomic wreckers
    it happens to be 5mm longer than the original which is just perfect as i now just need to find that tap and make the thread in the frame a bit longer (and there is enough room to do it)

    so, with no luck finding a fine threaded m10 tap to borrow, would someone maybe know where i could buy it?

    ps
    i was after a high grade steel fine threaded m10 lock-nuts some time ago and couldn't find them anywhere, in like a dozen major places, so i'm worried this search doesn't take the same route...

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    A decent engineering shop - wairua engineering or blackwoods and Paykel will have them - only problem is they will be real high quality and probably as much for one as a whole set of crap chinese ones. Bummer.

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  6. #156
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    bodywork

    Quote Originally Posted by terbang View Post
    thanks, i've seen them. would be a nice complement to my work, but financially it's not the right time for me...

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    M10x1.25 tap

    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuoy View Post
    A decent engineering shop - wairua engineering or blackwoods and Paykel will have them - only problem is they will be real high quality and probably as much for one as a whole set of crap chinese ones. Bummer.
    blackwood quoted me $47 for one piece
    so, i scored a 40 piece set off trademe for $26

    i now also have taps and dies as small as M3x0.5, not sure what to use them for though, maybe to fix a fine swiss wrist watch ???

  8. #158
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    Angry heli coil and old bolts

    having re-coiled all the crankcases some time ago, i now re-coiled the remaining dodgy threads in the cylinder head, etc
    i thought i should post my finding as it may be useful to other people servicing older bikes

    with most engine threads the problem was with the threads in the holes rather than on the bolts (as the parts are alu alloy hence softer material than the steel bolts)
    what i found however is that once i re-coil the holes i start having problems with the bolts...
    i snapped a bolt or two trying to test-tighten them to a proper torque (in a re-coil insert), the bolts that seemed fine at first
    (the thread in the bolt actually remains intact but the bolt snaps just above the coil insert)

    so, the narative is to ideally replace the bolt (if old or if of crapy material) whenever re-coiling a thread

    finding suitable m6 and m8 flange bolts is proving a major difficulty though

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    Have you been to MSL in Avondale, or maybe the fastener shop in Constellation Dr, they may be able to help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macktheknife View Post
    Have you been to MSL in Avondale, or maybe the fastener shop in Constellation Dr, they may be able to help.
    thanks, yup, tried both places. i've been through this before... the retailers end up calling each other to see if they can get what you need from someone else
    champion parts melbourne (available at repco, etc.) do high tensile flange bolts but finding the right lenght is difficult. i may have to buy longer ones and cut them

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    flange bolts

    atom fasteners east tamaki have a limited range of m6 and m8 flange bolts, so i bought a few i need for inside the engine
    they are high tensile 10.9 grade

    other than atom fasteners, the only other flange bolts i could find come from champion parts melbourne, distributed through repco and some other places, but their availability is scarce (and they're sold in packages only and sometimes come only together with the nuts)

    however, i think they are the best oem replacement available at least as far as the looks go (they are high tensile but would still need to be chromed to eliminate rusting)

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    Question tad anderson

    everyone told me to stay away from this guy when looking for parts

    but he was the only one who said he actually had in stock the pistons i'm after
    i placed my order nearly 5 weeks ago but it got misteriously cancelled a week later, by a "glitch in the computer system" as he called it
    then, because of the same "glitch" i couldn't place another order for another two weeks
    he wouldn't accept paypal payment even though that's a listed method of payment on his website
    he also wouldn't have me give him the credit card details over the phone

    since i finally placed the order two weeks ago he hasn't been responding to my queries regards the order status, other than to say he was out of the office (and "out of the state on a personal matter") but would get in touch upon his return...

    so, i still don't know whether those pistons really exist in his store...

    you guessed, i'm a bit by now

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    Smile pickies

    no, she's not finished, i just provisionally put some bits together to get enchanted each time i walk into the garage
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    Smile progress report

    with the oversized pistons still being the unknown:
    • i took the block to the shop for honing and planing and will for now install the standard size pistons with new rings
    • the valve clearances are all done as are all necessary heli-coils + a few new bolts

    the bottom end has been done for some time now, so, prety much i should be ready to start putting back together the top end some time next week

    • the new airbox boots are on their way from the usa
    (as are some other bits i could not resist not buying in the same go )

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    Question piston rings - how to fit?

    as always, help much appreciated...

    1.
    the service manual says to fit the two top rings so that the stamped letter "R" faces the top
    my rings are aftermarket and stamped "N"
    • do i still follow the same logic?

    2.
    the photo below shows the cross section of the original two top rings
    my second ring however (to my eye) is square in the cross section (and not angled as in the photo)
    • does that matter at all?


    cheers
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