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| Missing rear shroud round head bolt |
I noticed yesterday that the rear round head bolt holding the muffler shroud had fallen out with the shake of the Bullet. Figured that it was around a 6mm bolt, I tried removing one of the others to checked the length but at the time they were both still firmly attached so I judged from the cavity that it would not be very long.
Today, on my
diagnostic trips around the neighborhood, I took a jaunt to the
True Value Hardware Store in the shopping center on the West Chester Pike and 252 to get some bolts. The shortest I was able to find was a 6mm x 12. I settled for that and brought it back home. Once home, I was able to remove the side bolt and it turns out that it's probably a 6mm x 6. I put the original bolt in the rear hole of the shroud, where I have lost the original, and the replacement 6mm x 12 in the side hole. That fits much better there, I could probably get away with a 6mm x 10 in that spot but in the rear spot it really stuck up. I used blue
Loctite on both bolts. When I next go to big box hardware store, I will look for a 6x6 or a 6x10 to replace the 6x12 I have now. I will also have to keep an eye on it just in case.
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Original front shroud round head bolt
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| Replaced rear bolt with original side bolt |
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| Hardware store 6mm x 12 temporary on the side bolt hole |
