888 Pinch Bolts

AdeF

Anyone know what I can do about a broken pinch bolt on some 888s?

Can I get it extracted and re-threaded??

Ta

nicklouse

replace it. it is not that it is hard to do. as it goes into a threaded insert.

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i think hes stripped the thread, yeah you could have it rethreaded, just drill it out first.

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nicklouse

it he has stripped a thread then just replace the insert.

and that is not what he says.

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