BROKEN OR SEIZED CHAIN ADJUSTER BOLT | Easy fix!
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- Опубликовано: 13 дек 2021
- If you are experiencing a broken or seized chain adjuster bolt, it's an easy fix. I'll show you how to drill out and repair it with a great permanent method to get you back up and riding!
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I am in the same boat.... But both of my bolts broke. Luckily I have a MiG welder, But the "swing arm buddy" this is new to me, this is what I am putting in. Because I go through this basically every year after winter, I need to Change sprockets and chain, and These damn bolts break off and I think... WHY do they put Steel in Aluminum, but finally this year I realized..... I am the one that put Steel into aluminum when I fixed it last time. So Thanks for the Swing Arm buddy Info. Ordering now.
Cool that these types of kits can be purchased now. I have had this problem tons of times. Thanks for posting!
I know right! It’s a bad issue. Thanks for watching!!
Would the tusk repair kit work for my 21 Sherco 300 SE? I cant find any kits for my bike
I would also recommend putting some red loctite on the surface of the insert going into the aluminum. It should help it slide in easier and when it dries it’s not going anywhere.
Not a bad call, but due to the pressure from the axle it should be good… 👍
Hell ya thanks a bunch man
You bet Kody, glad it helps ya out!
Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Now I'm re-watch this to fix mine since it's all apart 😂 still a great video!
That’s awesome, are yours seized up?
@@DanMX2112 Yeah, they have been since i've had the bike. So mind as well fix it!
Well it seems like once you got the nut welded on and torched the swing-arm it came out! Maybe I'll get even MORE lucky and still have threads after I back it out hahaha. Good vid.
Thanks Kody! Kinda crazy how it gets that stuck!
Great video. I recently had some welding done to my swing arm.. no structural damage, but I forgot to take the bolt out. So now there is slag on my bolt in the swing arm. Would you still consider this method?
If there is slag on the bolt, for sure remove it and replace. This method should be fine, as you should still be able to back the bolt out right?
@@DanMX2112 well inside the swing arm there is slag because it won’t back out any more.
@onlyshelton oh snap, well in that case, I would probably try to drill the bolt out as much as possible and try to collapse it to remove it. Otherwise you’ll have a bolt bouncing around in there.
When drilling metal, you want to use Low RPM's and some oil. FYI
Jeepers! C'mon, Tusk! The drill bit needs to be at least an inch longer. Preferably two inches.
I know, it was frustrating that it isn’t accounted for.
Well this is definitely a fix I need to do, mine are seized up lol
Dang dude, that sucks! Well I know where there is a how to video on that lol thanks bro!
Mine snapped on my 2022 Ninja 650 after my friend totaled my car so I have 0 transportation. I have tried to have shops do it but they have declined every request. I dont know how to weld so I cant do it myself.
Dang bro, sounds like some bad luck. Drill it out, I hope that works?
I am going to be trying to do as much as I can myself. But thats not a lot.
@@FOUR22 you got this, don’t give up on it! Your more capable than you think!
@@DanMX2112 I hope so! Been difficult lately. I have put a lot of money into it so far. I reached out to the dealership I bought the bike from and they also declined all repairs. Without looking at it.
Every time I take my wheel off I pull the adjusters out and regrease them, never had one seize
If everyone did this, all used bikes would be so much better lol thanks for watching!
these look like normal bolts? Would a quality one from a hardware store be the same for temporary till package delivers ?
Oh ya for sure, they just have to be an all thread bolt! Thanks for watching!
@@DanMX2112 great!, thanks
These bolts are stuck mostly due to being rusted inside, Whether you buy a brand new or used always remember to apply grease to every bolt you find. If not these issues happen especially in used and old bikes.
Right! Corrosion is a monster. Seen some newer bikes too that have had this issue, it’s just a bad deal that we have to deal with it. Not a perfect solution out there to fix it, or I think it would be implemented.
@@DanMX2112 anyone who buys a new dirt bike he must disassemble it and start to apply grease on bolts and screws (ITS A MUST) in it, then its easy for the owner to service it without any issue. I have a 250 nearly 2 decades old, servicing it was difficult due to bolts and screws arent applied grease to smooth it out, now its rusted and tightened, not comming out. My chain adjuster bolt is rusted, it broke off while half is in the swing arm not comming out. Now I have to buy new bolts and screws. Completely a waste of time and money.
If grease was applied there would have being no issue.
Hope this is a lesson for everyone
Thanks and God bless you all.
💯 agree, couldn’t have said it better! I hate the old bike seized bolts, makes for some miserable times. Take care my guy!
I think when you heated it it weakened the aluminium to the point the threads came out.. But Jeeesh why don't they just design it with a steel insert in the first place? I was going to buy one... Realized that when I bought my "CR 250 bolt kit" it came with 4 of those inserts. i wondered what those were for.. hahaha h
For sure, but I was past the point of fixing the threads lol the insert kits works wonders, but idk why it came with 4, I guess you have some extras.
Just a side thought: The flange of the tapped-in insert works here because there is no mating surface involved. Very nice! However, for all viewers' heads-up, this concept would not work if you are repairing, say, a stripped out bolt hole in the engine cases where the surfaces need to be flat all the way around. In this case, you would need to use the Heli-Coil product, most often the 6mm repair kit.
Right you are, and a heli-coil can’t work in this application because of the pass through bolt. Good points!
Doesn't aluminium weaken if you heat it? Wouldn't you rather heat the steel bolt?>?>
It don’t matter, the heat transfer wouldn’t change what part is heated.
No. Whatever metal you heat expands. You definitely don’t want the bolt expanding, you want the aluminum to expand to take pressure off of the bolt so it would turn easier.
Right, but In this scenario I can’t heat the swing arm without the heat transfer taking place. The benefit though is that aluminum expands more than the steel bolt at the same temp, which helps the cause. It would be nice if it was like installing bearings where I could only hear the aluminum.
That’s definitely a 3/8th drill bit? About to do mine seems too big
Sure is, I just ran out and double checked.
@@DanMX2112 thank you for the fast response great video. I will continue my process then just need to get a longer starter drill bit to start the hole. I broke my old bolt inside
The kit from RMATVMC comes with the bit, I would recommend using that one.
Or the one I linked in the video description.