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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 02:37 AM
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so on my '14 fxdb the left side strut mount on my sting arm is stripped out and right now im rubbing a nut and bolt but i wanted to see about putting in a helicoil so it looks better lol has anyone else ever helicoiled a shock mount? im not sure how sketchy it is to do
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 09:49 AM
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First off, how did it get "stripped out"? I'm not sure how a Helicoil or Timesert would work on a Shock Mount with the varying load conditions.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 11:28 AM
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well after i got my bike when i pulled out the lower shock bolt it damn near fell out so far its been working good with a nut and bolt
 
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First off, how did it get "stripped out"? I'm not sure how a Helicoil or Timesert would work on a Shock Mount with the varying load conditions.
Helicoil will work fine, I've done shovels with them and their pivot geometry pressure is much higher than late models.
 
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