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Best $7.50 I have spent on this bike yet!
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RE: Best $7.50 I have spent on this bike yet!
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(08-29-2013, 01:16 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: sorry, not touching those bolts on my crankcase, no problem, no leak, not touching, keeping factory seal!

My feelings as well. I have replaced bolts on multiple bikes over the years and usually found it wasn't worth the trouble. They look good and are a fun change at first, but often they eventually rust. If you get chrome or stainless, many times you need to tap your cases because they are slightly oversized, otherwise you run the risk of stripping the case threads-if not on the way in then on the way out later (actually I would normally run a die over the bolts as opposed to tapping the cases). There is also a risk of having them seize in the case because of hardness differences in the materials and wrong torque specs and then you have bigger problems. Then there is the risk of leaks. I have had ALL of these things happen at one time or another.

At this point I never change case bolts unless I need too...


08-29-2013, 07:20 AM
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RE: Best $7.50 I have spent on this bike yet! - by veech_imp - 08-29-2013, 07:20 AM

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