Tango Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 In the process of carrying out a routine service on my bike recently I managed to shear one of the studs that hold the fuel pump plate assy to the tank..... Options were....New Tank.....but orange is not a common colour for Speed 4's .....so buying a tank and getting it resprayed would probably cost a fortune...... Drill out the stud and then feed a bolt through from inside the tank and somehow fix and seal it in place without risking having fuel leaking out......not an option that I found very tempting.... 3rd option was to see if there was anyone in the locality that had a Stud Welder and would be willing to do this......so Googled it and found a few places that had the right equipment. So I emailed a few on the Saturday.....I got an email back from Jon at M&J Engineering in Soham, Cambs who said he'd do it for me....but only after I'd emptied and flushed the tank as he didn't fancy taking welding equipment to a tank with petrol or petrol fumes in it.So once that was done I ground the old sheared stud off and Dremeled the recess where the old stud had sat. I took the tank over to Jon this evening and he put a new stud onto the tank....for the price of a drink.....what a top bloke.... I've still got to touch-up the paint around it....but I'm dead pleased with it so far..... But I'll be a bit more careful tightening those next time...... My Handy work with the angle grinder and DremelNew stud welded on.....just paint to make good now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCBR Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Cool, nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Nice job there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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