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KX60 HELP! In need of rebuild!
Motorrad:
Heat it with a torch..
Heli coils at last resort
Friar-Tuck:
:-D
I'm gonna try the oven first, then the torch.
What I'm afraid of is cracking the case/breaking off the water pump cavity. The aluminum is pretty thin around there.
T\o/
Motorrad:
--- Quote from: Friar-Tuck on July 14, 2011, 01:42:35 PM --- :-D
I'm gonna try the oven first, then the torch.
What I'm afraid of is cracking the case/breaking off the water pump cavity. The aluminum is pretty thin around there.
T\o/
--- End quote ---
Torch. And continuously tap tap tap with a small ball peen hammer.. The heat, and minor shock from the hammer loosens stuff up good..
Minor tap tap.. Like weight of hammer (small one) dropped it's own weight from about 3" up...
Don't get it too hot... Heat cycles are the key... Expand, contract, expand , contract.....
Friar-Tuck:
Dude,
I did the heat, Bang about 7 or 8 times, Then I remembered I had this Freeze spray stuff . Heat case freeze bolt 2x's.
Also chomping away with the Vice grips.
What the heck...Found center of bolt best I could punched it. Worse case senario was the insert...
I put a piece of cardboard on the workbench and tex screwed the case right to the bench. :-o
Made a pilot hole and went three more sizes...
Look where the last drill came out ...They don't call me dead eye for nuthin'...well.. They don't call me dead eye,
for obvious reasons!
Tapped in an easy out and POP! :-o I thought I snapped the case.
That buggar came out and never nicked the threads in the case.
Thank You Lord.. Can I Get an Amen out there! :lol:
What was left of the head before I decided to drill...
Thank God! I thought I was gonna bust that thing as sure as shootin'...
What was I gonna tell Chris was all I kept thinkin'
Thanks Mo,
Tuck \o/
chris-mets:
Sounds like its all goin good! That bolt still is useful...in the garbage! Tuck, let me know when its ready to go and shipped out. Good news too! My birthday is coming up on August 7th as my 14th birthday and I usually find my birthday present then they buy it so not much of a suprise but...I found a nice little ktm sx 50 pro junior lc....for $350 and it works perfect! Now I have my kx to be a serious rider and not to fool around with then I have a ktm to fool around with lol! Heres the bike:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270781926747&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123
Whadya think?
THanks guys.
Chris
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