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Well, it turned out that I have rendered the shock bolt unusable in the
process of removing the sleeve from the bushing. One more thing to add to my
long list of things not to do next time.
Anyway, I went to a shop that sell nothing but screws ("The best screw money
can buy"). Apparently he supplies all of the garages and workshops in my
part of the country.
He produced a bolt that is exactly the same length and the same thickness.
However, in ascending order of severity:
It has a 19mm head rather than a 17mm.
The threaded part is somewhat longer
It is not K10, but 8.8.
My only concern is with the last item. Is this likely to prove dangerous? I
bought two of them, so I could replace both of the original ones, or just
one.
I also got my new shocks today. They are Monroe gas shocks (made in the US
of A) and look at the very least to be a huge improvement over the previous
shot ones. I won't install them till I get a positive answer about the
bolts.
Another thing I got from the same shop, BTW was a replacement stud for the
top of one of my carbs, where the air cleaner screws on. It seems to be
exactly the right type.
Thanks,
Daniel
> I did more or less what you advised, and it worked. Thanks very much!
>
> Once I got the bolt to turn freely in the tube, I was able to knock it out
> with a hammer.
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> Daniel.
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> >
> > > Soak the bolt in liquid wrench put the head of the
> > bolt in a vice use the vicegrips to rotate the tube
> > back and fourth around the bolt untill it will pull
> > off the off the bolt, will take a little time. If this
> > dosen't work, cut it off with a hacksaw. Phil
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