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Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:40 pm
by Pharisee
clive wrote: As the thread was ruined I tried removing it with a wrench, no movement. Closer inspection did not really show any evidence it is a stud in a threaded hole. Certainly I could find no stud in the parts list. Anyone replaced one?
Sounds like you need some serious heat applied locally.... oxy-propane, maybe? Get the bottom rail sizzling hot then try to unscrew the stud.
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:33 pm
by clive
Expat wrote:Some really inspirational ideas suggested there. One of the many advantages of coming here.
Totally agree
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:51 pm
by Group Leader
That's not an advert, just a very useful piece of advice to help bods understand and fix their bikes and is the whole point of a good internet forum - dissemination of information and long may it continue.
Alan
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:42 pm
by G15 Roy
I also could not remove the stud so drilled it out of the boss re tapped and fitted new stud easy with the rail in the vice.
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:04 pm
by Janet
clive wrote:Steven Surbey has just sent me a PM so as to avoid the Adverts Police.
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:32 pm
by bitza
That's a neat fix for that problem Roy.
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:04 pm
by Peter Morris
Couldn't you find a rusty stud Roy?
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:07 pm
by G15 Roy
Peter Morris wrote:Couldn't you find a rusty stud Roy?
And the part number for a RUSTYSTUDROY is
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:17 pm
by ajscomboman
G15 Roy wrote:Peter Morris wrote:Couldn't you find a rusty stud Roy?
And the part number for a RUSTYSTUDROY is
No idea, I'm sure Karen will though as she says you're a rusty stud!!!
Re: 1952 lower frame rail silencer stud
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:54 pm
by Peter Morris
G15 Roy wrote:Peter Morris wrote:Couldn't you find a rusty stud Roy?
And the part number for a RUSTYSTUDROY is