dmw_az
Husqvarna
AA Class
I was doing some maintenance on the bike this past weekend which required that I remove the crash bars. I've done this before several times, but this time did not go as planned. As I was remove the right side engine mount bolt, it started to get very difficult and was making loud screeching sounds. It was so difficult to turn that I rounded off the head of the bolt. I used my vice grips and got it out and went down to the hardware to get a new bolt. I was hoping that the new bolt would go in and not require a tap. Well, the bolt went in about 8 turns and got stuck again. As I was backing it out, the spacer that goes between the frame and the head came loose and now spins freely. This is preventing me from getting the new bolt out. I was able to get my vice grips on there, but since it's round, it just doesn't hold strong enough. Someone else suggested that I drill a small hole and put a nail or something thin in the hole, but there's just no room to get a drill in there. My only other thought at this point is to have somebody tack weld that spacer to the frame and/or head so that it can hold in place. I know that the head will need to be re-tapped at this point. Hopefully it won't require a heli-coil. Has anybody else had to deal with this before?



