jeffachenbach

Got an original on the way from Scud. Thanks guys.

About 35,000 miles. The Mcmaster-Carr catalog looks promising. Need to go get a caliper and measure the ball.

My '02 Lemans has apparently worn out the plastic insert on the end of the throttle body balance rod. I called Harper's and they said Guzzi never listed a replacement part (replace throttle bodies.........Right!). They also said this problem is becoming common as the bikes get older. It's a bit more than annoying when the rod just falls off the right side in traffic. Anyway, I've searched the forum and haven't found any references to this problem. Before I reinvent the wheel, has anyone come up with a source for a new joint or other fix?

Plenty of grease on the tap, don't go more than a turn at a time (back out, clean,more grease) keeps the chips in the grooves on the tap.

Old topic, I know, but I now have the same problem (stripped, or nearly so, trans drain plug). I've had too many helicoils come out with the bolt on bikes past, so don't really trust them. I like time-sets, but it's about $85 for the kit and requires removiing a bit more of the aluminum than I'm really comfortable with. The original bolt is 10mm (25/64 inch). One more millimeter puts it at 7/16", so I'm thinking of just tapping it to 7/16-20 and putting in a bolt and crush washer. Anyone tried this?