September 10th, 2010, 10:50 PM | #1 |
slightly mechanical
Name: vance
Location: gulf breeze, Fl
Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 ninja 250; 1981 yamaha maxim 650(have not started working on her yet) Posts: 79
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leaking petcock
2001
around the face plate on my petcock i have 2 screws, one of which is stripped and not holding the faceplate tight so it is leaking even in the odd position. can i just use a bigger size screw to keep it tight? |
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September 10th, 2010, 11:27 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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have you seen this?
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Rebuild...tcock/fuel_tap |
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September 10th, 2010, 11:46 PM | #3 |
slightly mechanical
Name: vance
Location: gulf breeze, Fl
Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 ninja 250; 1981 yamaha maxim 650(have not started working on her yet) Posts: 79
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yea ive been there
im just wanting to know if it is ok to put a slightly larger screw in to hold the faceplate tight |
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September 11th, 2010, 12:31 AM | #4 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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sure... why not, you've got nothing to lose. perhaps something like self tapping machine screw might work better than just a larger diameter screw?
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September 15th, 2010, 11:47 AM | #5 |
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Name: Frugal
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): Several Posts: A lot.
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Tap it out to the next larger size and use a larger screw, no big deal. Or, use a self-tapping screw, but be warned that self tappers don't make good enough threads to be much reusable. IOW, if you go that route plan on not messing with it later.
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