Sheared bolt

[Wozzerooni]

Hi, I'm selling my GS 1200 tomorrow, and was removing the cylinder head covers to sell separately. Taken out the bolt holding them on.....the thread has sheared off in the cylinder head. AAAgggghhhh!!! Expensive job to repair? Awkward job to repair. I'm not a mechanic....hence I've sheared the bolt, although completely followed the torque wrench settings etc. They are the Machine Art guards......18 plate 1200 Rallye

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Hi, I'm selling my GS 1200 tomorrow, and was removing the cylinder head covers to sell separately. Taken out the bolt holding them on.....the thread has sheared off in the cylinder head. AAAgggghhhh!!! Expensive job to repair? Awkward job to repair. I'm not a mechanic....hence I've sheared the bolt, although completely followed the torque wrench settings etc. They are the Machine Art guards......18 plate 1200 Rallye

How did that happen?

If you not got the skills to drill it out and re-tap the thread, take it to an engineering shop - may need the cylinder removing, if it's and awkward location

I guess you won't be selling your bike tomorrow

 

[StewMcGrew]

Hi, I'm selling my GS 1200 tomorrow, and was removing the cylinder head covers to sell separately. Taken out the bolt holding them on.....the thread has sheared off in the cylinder head. AAAgggghhhh!!! Expensive job to repair? Awkward job to repair. I'm not a mechanic....hence I've sheared the bolt, although completely followed the torque wrench settings etc. They are the Machine Art guards......18 plate 1200 Rallye

If its going to a dealer, its probably cheaper to buy new guards than fix it. Put the guards back on and say nothing

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

If its going to a dealer, its probably cheaper to buy new guards than fix it.

Put the guards back on and say nothing

Nice touch

 

[StewMcGrew]

Nice touch

 

[Bem]

The original JB response is sadly the only one.
I got my 1150 taken on the back of a lorry to an engineering shop, and they drilled out the two studs.
GLWTS.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

The original JB response is sadly the only one.
I got my 1150 taken on the back of a lorry to an engineering shop, and they drilled out the two studs.
GLWTS.

Thank you
Honesty pays in the end

 

[Wozzerooni]

I took the honesty route and told the guy collecting the bike. He seemed to think their mechanics could sort it and wasn't worried.

Left the guards on there, and the underguard thing, didn't want to risk any more shearings!

Just got to sell the doubletake wing mirrors, beak, Barkbuster hand guards. Couldn't shear anything off removing those!

 

[Boxerlust]

Machine Art is more like Machine Junk... You should have left them on and let the next owner "enjoy" them.Now you have to remove the old bolt if you have the tools and know how or let a shop do it and get some real valve cover protectors from BMW...

 

[Akulaking]

MachineArt do a stronger T-50 X head shoulder bolt now, they sent me a couple free of charge when I sheared one.