Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Bugger it snapped

[Albie]

Whilst trying to make my bike more cleaner I broke a bolt.
I was looking at the brake reservoir and it was corroded and flaking pretty bad so I thought take it of and wire brush and repaint. Rather than take off the windscreen I thought undo the aluminium allen shoulder bolt and then it will flex over to undo screws. Unfortunately it snapped on thread.

Has anybody got a spare bolt or bracket assembly as I will still have to drill out the snapped bottom.

Thanks
Andy

Originally Posted by Albie

Whilst trying to make my bike more cleaner I broke a bolt.
I was looking at the brake reservoir and it was corroded and flaking pretty bad so I thought take it of and wire brush and repaint. Rather than take off the windscreen I thought undo the aluminium allen shoulder bolt and then it will flex over to undo screws. Unfortunately it snapped on thread.

Has anybody got a spare bolt or bracket assembly as I will still have to drill out the snapped bottom.

Thanks
Andy

proof that cleaning is bad, I rest my case m'lud.

[RickyX]

Those shoulder bolts all do that - dealer should therefore have a good supply of replacements.
I drilled out the remnants of thread from the captive nut. Make sure you install replacement bolt with grease/copaslip.

R

[Albie]

Yes Dibble your right. I will have to pop into protwins again.Wouldnt have minded so much if the hex got mashed up.It maybe was too good a fit. Best leave it alone in future. Any ideas on aloose mirror apart from buying new ones. ????????

[stu 748]

There is a small hole underneath the mirror you can put a slim screwdriver up inside and tighten the screw not too tight though, on the side of the back side of the mirror inside there is a plastic ball this fits into a socket and tightening the screw will tighten the mirror. if you tip the glass up and have a look inside you can see what i mean but just be carefull stu