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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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I think the shock bolt is a t50. Damn just did it the other day and now I can't remember.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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My Google search seems to agree that it's a T50.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Yea I took mine off too and could not remember if it was a 47 or 50.
So XO40 where are you stationed at now?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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I'm in the Canadian Forces so I'm posted here in Kingston, Ontario.
 
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I was hoping you were close to FL I would say to drop by!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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Well, I appreciate the offer regardless!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Finally got the belt guard off. The T50 was the right bit. Looks way better already.

Tomorrow I'm going to try and relocate my signals again. Now that I have decent tools it shouldn't be that hard. The bolt on the triple tree is a bit stripped now, but I think the proper bit or the next one up should work. Gonna have to look that one up.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Buy several size socket extensions as well as the hinged/pivoted ones. It will save you from kicking yourself all the way to the hardware store when you get into a tight spot.
 
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