350X breakdown/rebuild

[C Kerley]

I've finally started breaking down my 350X tonight, and as I go I'm sure I'll have 100 questions so I'll just use this same thread throughout the process....first question, is there a trick to this footpeg bolt? I'm trying to get it out and I bet I'm torquing it 70 pounds in reverse, and although it's coming it just seems to get tighter the more I unscrew it.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x77/bo-huntr/IMG_0158.jpg

[MudBug]

just hope it dont break. spray PB blaster or some other lube on it, and when you turn it out, turn it back in a few times and back and forth to really loosen it up. Its a major pain when bolts break off and your build will go alot more smooth if they dont. good luck!

[jensenracing77]

just keep going back and forth with lots of penetrating oil. you may be able to add some heat to the frame but it may not help in this application. i would bet that the threads are gulled up. after you get it out you may need to have a helicoil installed in that hole. i would also get a set of factory bolts to put back in it. i am a big fan of factory bolts for foot pegs. i would also try some Kroil. it is a penetrating oil that will blow PB blaster out of the water. it is hard to find.

[MonroeMike]

X2 on the AeroKroil.

http://www.kanolabs.com/

[C Kerley]

Yep you called it...it broke.

Oh well, it had a broken bolt in the grab bar anyway, looks like the machine shop gets two to fix.

[Russell 350X]

Do you have a welder?? Just weld a nut onto the broken bolt, after you weld on it spray it with some Blaster. Always works well for me.

[leevarnado]

i only use kroil, and i use the sh-t out of it.like $15 bucks a can.

[C Kerley]

Well, the 350X took a time of rest in my garage this summer (too much motorcycle riding and not enough wrenching). I got to the point I am pulling the engine and I can't get this long bolt out....am I missing a trick to get it done? Firm tapping with a ballpeen hammer won't budge it, and a breaker bar will move it maybe 1mm each way (without REALLY putting some effort into it). You can see that spacer is broken and I wonder if the bolt itself is somehow bent in there.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x77/bo-huntr/IMG_0309.jpg

[atc350xer]

My spacers were trashed too when I pulled my 350x motor... I got a complete set off of ebay. Firm tapping is how I got mine out, just don't break the casting on the motor!