04-13-2008, 06:37 PM | #1 |
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2007 GY-5 BOLTS (counterbalanced)
So, today I did my bolts. Below is a list of the ones I used.
2 - 5" 7/16 bolts for rear upper and lower back of motor 2 - 3 1/2" 3/8 bolts for front of motor 2 - 2" 3/8 bolts for bracket on front of motor 3 - 2 1/2" 3/8 bolts for behind top of motor (by carb) All with lockwashers & nuts i think that is the rundown on them. i bought those gold looking grade 8's from ace hardware. i might have been able to get away with shorter ones up by the carb where engine mounts to frame. hope this helps someone. |
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04-13-2008, 06:52 PM | #2 | |
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Re: 2007 GY-5 BOLTS (counterbalanced)
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Thanks Zap!
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04-13-2008, 07:29 PM | #3 |
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I hope it works for you. :wink: I'm sure it will.
I prefer steel lock nuts myself, to each his own. I like the bolts long enough to go almost all the way thru so the smooth shank part of the bolt is in all the holes as much as possible. I have seen things get sloppy loose where the bolt threads get pounded by what ever it's fastening. |
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04-13-2008, 07:35 PM | #4 |
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TC....dangit man...dont make me second guess myself here. I invested almost 14.00 in those bolts i'll have you know! 8O
why oh why don't the dealers take the 30 minutes and 13 dollars and make sure the engines have quality bolts? When I snapped that one yesterday I knew I MUST replace them as it was waaayyyy too easy to snap. BUT those grade 8's will snap too if you're not careful. |
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04-13-2008, 07:43 PM | #5 |
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By the way, the bolts I took out are soft as heck and have 8.8 stamped onto the top of them. Is that some sort of joke?
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04-13-2008, 07:51 PM | #6 |
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Did you have to drill out any holes or were all the holes (frame/engine) sized the same and each given location.
The big great super fantastic American Lifan should be instructing their top notch super friendly dealers on how to make their products SAFE. Those bolts are so very important that I'm sure we will be hearing of someone getting seriously hurt or worse killed from a bolt failure.(hope I'm wrong) The rattles and vibrations from the loose bolts are nothing compared to the dangers of an engine bolt snapping leading to a loose chain that can get piled into the engine case causing the rear wheel to lock sending someone skidding down the road into who knows what. |
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04-13-2008, 09:45 PM | #8 |
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okay so a class 8.8 metric (which was oem on these bikes) is roughly equivalent to an sae grade 5.
now I understand. edit: SAE Grade 5 = Metric Class 8.8 SAE Grade 8 = Metric Class 10.9 |
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04-13-2008, 09:55 PM | #9 |
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Yep I didnt know for sure either thats why I took a look and decided to post that.
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04-14-2008, 01:56 AM | #10 | |
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Isn't sad.. We pull out our Chinese made metric bolts, and insert Chinese made SAE or USS bolts?? Irony.. Bites you everytime. |
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04-14-2008, 08:46 AM | #11 |
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I believe he use the plain steel nuts and lockwashers. After the tip from TC I used long enough bolts so that the shank was supporting the weight on the engine to the frame and then used a washer or two for spacers.
I did this mod in August and have not had any more problems. It did require a bit of drilling. Allen
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04-14-2008, 01:39 PM | #13 |
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Not to downplay the seriousness of a motor lock at highway speeds, but it's not instant death.
I was running 2 up on my EL 250 at about 110 (at night in the fast lane) when my cam chain decided to suffer seperation anxiety. The pucker factor was quite high, but I managed to keep it rolling somehow and cross 4 lanes of traffic to get safely onto the shoulder. Obviously it could have been worse if the rear had remained locked, but it didn't. I got lucky, again. I curerently have no desire to get on the highway on a bike. Give me a curvy country road and I'm content. A lock would still be dangerous, but there's much less threat of being run over as a result.
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04-14-2008, 06:40 PM | #14 |
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I only post this much to pump up my post count.......ppppffffttt HAAhahaha yeah right I dont think so.(couldnt care less about post counts :roll
Really I post as much I do because the weather is just lousy but this week is looking good |
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04-15-2008, 10:15 AM | #15 |
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i knew it!!!!! TC I knew it!!!! nah lol
I am addicted to this website. |
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