Right hand side fairing bolt help! - SV650.org

01-02-12, 06:55 PM

Hi, I was trying to put on my fairings on my sv650 but after taking off the bolt and my crash bung the bolt didnt want to go back in with the fairing mount or on its own! Ive tried to twist it in many way but still doesnt want to go in!
picture shows which bolt im on about

Any ideas? has anyone ever experienced this?
oh and its the right side of the bike same as the picture

01-02-12, 08:10 PM

Is the thread damaged?

If not i'd clean the bolt hole and lube it with some copper grease and try again. Other than that, replace the bolt.

Good luck

01-02-12, 08:18 PM

You may have cross threaded the bolt or the mounting hole.

These have to be torqued up so be carfull when threading them, if it is cross threaded you may have to re-tap the thread.

01-02-12, 08:35 PM

Doesnt look like the thread is damaged plus i tried 3 different bolts the bolts from the fairing fitting kit the original bolt plus the bolt from the crash bung. Im thinking it may be damaged from inside but i cant really see/tell.

01-02-12, 10:34 PM

I'm guessing but re-tapping is probably the answer. My fairings were an absolute sod to fit especially the rad bracket. I scrounged a re-tapping tool off a mate who does car repairs and problem solved.

02-02-12, 02:52 PM

Is re-tapping an easy job then?

02-02-12, 04:55 PM

It is with the right tools, You'd need to work out the diamitor of the thread & match it with a tap, I think it will be an 6 or 8mm but check to be sure.

once you have the right size tap, WD40 the tap, try and make it as straight as possible otherwise you'll be screwing into the thread wrong. 2 turns in and half back each time, (this will pull out any cut metal) be paitent and it will thread.

To get at where it is, you may need a long neck tap (may require you to buy a set) Which can cost anywhere between £30 & £100 for a decent set. (you will need it again sometime in the future).

02-02-12, 05:57 PM

Thanks for all the help would this kit do the job?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clarke-28-...item2318c76bb5

03-02-12, 10:14 PM

Would it cause any damage if i ride with these bolts off both sides?

andrewsmith · 03-02-12, 10:42 PM

Not recommended.

If you worried about doing the retaps get someone to do it. Have seen too many heart in mouth moments (inc my own) as a taps slipped

01-02-12, 08:10 PM	#2
StitchSV Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! Is the thread damaged? If not i'd clean the bolt hole and lube it with some copper grease and try again. Other than that, replace the bolt. Good luck

01-02-12, 08:18 PM	#3
AZZ3R Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! You may have cross threaded the bolt or the mounting hole. These have to be torqued up so be carfull when threading them, if it is cross threaded you may have to re-tap the thread.

01-02-12, 08:35 PM	#4
18sv650 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! Doesnt look like the thread is damaged plus i tried 3 different bolts the bolts from the fairing fitting kit the original bolt plus the bolt from the crash bung. Im thinking it may be damaged from inside but i cant really see/tell.

01-02-12, 10:34 PM	#5
myfirstsv Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! I'm guessing but re-tapping is probably the answer. My fairings were an absolute sod to fit especially the rad bracket. I scrounged a re-tapping tool off a mate who does car repairs and problem solved.

02-02-12, 02:52 PM	#6
18sv650 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! Is re-tapping an easy job then?

02-02-12, 04:55 PM	#7
AZZ3R Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! It is with the right tools, You'd need to work out the diamitor of the thread & match it with a tap, I think it will be an 6 or 8mm but check to be sure. once you have the right size tap, WD40 the tap, try and make it as straight as possible otherwise you'll be screwing into the thread wrong. 2 turns in and half back each time, (this will pull out any cut metal) be paitent and it will thread. To get at where it is, you may need a long neck tap (may require you to buy a set) Which can cost anywhere between £30 & £100 for a decent set. (you will need it again sometime in the future).

02-02-12, 05:57 PM	#8
18sv650 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! Thanks for all the help would this kit do the job? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clarke-28-...item2318c76bb5

03-02-12, 10:14 PM	#9
18sv650 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! Would it cause any damage if i ride with these bolts off both sides?

03-02-12, 10:42 PM	#10
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Right hand side fairing bolt help! Not recommended. If you worried about doing the retaps get someone to do it. Have seen too many heart in mouth moments (inc my own) as a taps slipped __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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