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May 10, 2024 | 11:21 PM

jf7827

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stripped tank bolt

I have a 1998 fxstc, split tank. I removed the right tank to work on the carb and when I went to put the tank back on I stripped the rear bolt. I'm guessing I ruined the part of the frame that ya bolt the tank to. what do I do?

May 11, 2024 | 05:10 AM

Yankee Dog

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Post a pic. You have options from heli-coil, time-sert, or tapping to next larger thread size. Again, post a pic or a diagram.

May 11, 2024 | 08:21 AM

Dr.Hess

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Yeah, helicoil. Done.

May 11, 2024 | 08:04 PM

texashillcountry

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Here is another vote for a Heli coil but I'd use some painters tape to mark the drill bit and tap so you don't go too far and drill through the frame.

May 12, 2024 | 04:46 PM

Spanners39

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I used a Riv-Nut on my Shovelhead, worked a treat and better than a helicoil as the frame tube walls are pretty thin and a Riv-Nut adds thickness and threads to the solution.

May 12, 2024 | 06:50 PM

Dr.Hess

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I like RivNuts. I use them whenever I need to put something like that through thin wall tubing, fiberglass, etc. I prefer the steel kind over the aluminum. If where you need to fix the threads is not deep enough to hold at least one helicoil, then certainly use a RivNut. Harbor Freight sells a kit, but just with the aluminum ones.

This is the tool you want:
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-in-...kit-58078.html
It will do steel or aluminum. This one:
https://www.harborfreight.com/45-pie...-kit-1210.html
will do aluminum, but is too light for steel work. Mcmaster-Carr is a great source for the RivNuts themselves.

May 13, 2024 | 09:53 AM

jf7827

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I have never messed with them before. The Factory bolt (4014W) is 5/16x24 1-1/4. I was looking on amazon. Is this the right thing to get? Need help figuring out "installed length"