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bought a 1991 FJ1200 today and figured I'd be here a lot so... first question

Started by micah360, April 05, 2012, 01:38:58 AM

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Yamifj1200

"Well the extractor that broke off inside the bolt is going to be a huge pain to drill out as it's tough as nails."


When you drilled the hole in the broken bolt, did you drill all the way through the broken bolt or just enough to get the extractor installed? If you drilled through the broken bolt there is a chance you can drive the extractor through the hole or break it to pieces and drive it through. If its a blind hole it going to be tough to drill through the broken extractor. You might be able to use a small carbide bit next to the extractor to open the hole up and still not mess up the threads in the frame. Good luck and lets us know how it turns out..

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mst3kguy

i had a broken frame bolt on fj #1 and it was a motherfucking bitch.  my engineer father-in-law who i trust with all things mechanical helped me out, but i broke off the extractor bolt, and spent the better part of a day and a half using all kinds of dremel bits to drill out all that fucking shit.  i believe i drilled it out to a larger diameter, then dropped a fuckload of liquid jb weld into the hole, then put a bolt in there and hoped for the best.  that was one of the most tedious fucking things i ever did, had the bike leaned over at a severe angle so i could get as close to vertical whilst drilling.  i will not do that fucking exercise again.  went from using a drill and extractor bolt, to a hand extractor, it seems the drill spun too fast even at lowest setting to get the right bite.  God those two days sucked ass.  good luck.
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micah360

this about sums up how I'm feeling about that broken extractor right about now... it's very hard going so far.  I haven't even really made a dent in the process.

I wish I would have known then what I know now and did it by hand and not with my drill.    :dash2: :dash1: :dash2: :dash1: :dash2: :dash1:

Quote from: mst3kguy on April 06, 2012, 09:17:20 PM
i had a broken frame bolt on fj #1 and it was a motherfucking bitch.  my engineer father-in-law who i trust with all things mechanical helped me out, but i broke off the extractor bolt, and spent the better part of a day and a half using all kinds of dremel bits to drill out all that fucking shit.  i believe i drilled it out to a larger diameter, then dropped a fuckload of liquid jb weld into the hole, then put a bolt in there and hoped for the best.  that was one of the most tedious fucking things i ever did, had the bike leaned over at a severe angle so i could get as close to vertical whilst drilling.  i will not do that fucking exercise again.  went from using a drill and extractor bolt, to a hand extractor, it seems the drill spun too fast even at lowest setting to get the right bite.  God those two days sucked ass.  good luck.

The General

Quote from: mst3kguy on April 06, 2012, 09:17:20 PM
i had a broken frame bolt on fj #1 and it was a motherfucking bitch. ...............  God those two days sucked ass. 

Yeah, the hand job fixes most things.  :empathy2:
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Quote from: mst3kguy on April 06, 2012, 09:17:20 PM
i had a broken frame bolt on fj #1 and it was a motherfucking bitch.  my engineer father-in-law who i trust with all things mechanical helped me out, but i broke off the extractor bolt, and spent the better part of a day and a half using all kinds of dremel bits to drill out all that fucking shit.  i believe i drilled it out to a larger diameter, then dropped a fuckload of liquid jb weld into the hole, then put a bolt in there and hoped for the best.  that was one of the most tedious fucking things i ever did, had the bike leaned over at a severe angle so i could get as close to vertical whilst drilling.  i will not do that fucking exercise again.  went from using a drill and extractor bolt, to a hand extractor, it seems the drill spun too fast even at lowest setting to get the right bite.  God those two days sucked ass.  good luck.

hell ya.

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Quote from: The General on April 07, 2012, 03:56:08 AM
Quote from: mst3kguy on April 06, 2012, 09:17:20 PM
i had a broken frame bolt on fj #1 and it was a motherfucking bitch. ...............  God those two days sucked ass. 

Yeah, the hand job fixes most things.  :empathy2:
:rofl2: and you know all about hand jobs there General :sarcastic:  :sarcastic:

micah360

You're correct... it was a motherfucking bitch (no other words could better describe it).

I finally got it all done today though... lots of time wasted (and money)... but it's done!  WHEW!!!!  :yahoo:

Quote from: mst3kguy on April 06, 2012, 09:17:20 PM
i had a broken frame bolt on fj #1 and it was a motherfucking bitch.  my engineer father-in-law who i trust with all things mechanical helped me out, but i broke off the extractor bolt, and spent the better part of a day and a half using all kinds of dremel bits to drill out all that fucking shit.  i believe i drilled it out to a larger diameter, then dropped a fuckload of liquid jb weld into the hole, then put a bolt in there and hoped for the best.  that was one of the most tedious fucking things i ever did, had the bike leaned over at a severe angle so i could get as close to vertical whilst drilling.  i will not do that fucking exercise again.  went from using a drill and extractor bolt, to a hand extractor, it seems the drill spun too fast even at lowest setting to get the right bite.  God those two days sucked ass.  good luck.

rktmanfj

Quote from: micah360 on April 09, 2012, 04:41:40 PM
You're correct... it was a motherfucking bitch (no other words could better describe it).

I finally got it all done today though... lots of time wasted (and money)... but it's done!  WHEW!!!!  :yahoo:



Nice work, Micah!  Way to hang in there!       :good2: