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Old 03-17-2020, 05:21 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by TWG1 View Post
Nice work! Aluminum: great for drivers, not so great for mechanics. I’m actually surprised how seldom aluminum seems to strip these days. Back in my motorcycle days, it seemed a routine occurrence to fix threads.

Either the materials/engineering have gotten better, or I’ve become less of a meathead mechanic.
I remember on my old 1975 Honda CB400F when doing the valve cover nearly all the threads would come out just by turning the bolts by hand, no tools necessary.
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