Looking at my son's new (to him) 2001 Shadow Sabre. He pulled the back rest assembly off and the right side bolts were not fitting properly when we tried to reinstall them. It looks like the PO cross threaded the bolts when he reassembled the fender after painting.
My plan is to make a home made cleanout tap by grinding a couple of slots lengthwise in a grade 8 equivalent M8 bolt. I figure I can run this into the hole from the inside of the fender through the good threads and try to straighten or clean up the crossed threads on the outboard side.
To do this I will need to remove the fender. How tough is this to do without having to disassemble large amounts of the bike? It looks like three bolts on each side plus disconnect the rear lamp harness. Is there more to it?
Thanks for any info
My plan is to make a home made cleanout tap by grinding a couple of slots lengthwise in a grade 8 equivalent M8 bolt. I figure I can run this into the hole from the inside of the fender through the good threads and try to straighten or clean up the crossed threads on the outboard side.
To do this I will need to remove the fender. How tough is this to do without having to disassemble large amounts of the bike? It looks like three bolts on each side plus disconnect the rear lamp harness. Is there more to it?
Thanks for any info