I am prepping to send my new frame out to powder, and it has one broken rear shock mount. The person I got the frame from gave me a new stud. Today I tried to extract it and it doesn't want to budge. I stripped a #2 extractor and the #3 wants to strip.
I did heat it but it doesn't want to come out.
Does anyone know with certainty that this is actually a stud, and not a solid piece that's machined?
Good side:
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff131/aaaltered468/Yamaha%20Rebuild/95FD4428-1152-43AA-8E39-8FA83C395587.jpg) (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/aaaltered468/media/Yamaha%20Rebuild/95FD4428-1152-43AA-8E39-8FA83C395587.jpg.html)
Bad Side:
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff131/aaaltered468/Yamaha%20Rebuild/C80AF569-EE49-4B95-B945-A8BB2A69CC4D.jpg) (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/aaaltered468/media/Yamaha%20Rebuild/C80AF569-EE49-4B95-B945-A8BB2A69CC4D.jpg.html)
Replacement Stud I intended to install:
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff131/aaaltered468/Yamaha%20Rebuild/735CCB9C-3827-47CB-93B7-C30AD6D096AC.jpg) (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/aaaltered468/media/Yamaha%20Rebuild/735CCB9C-3827-47CB-93B7-C30AD6D096AC.jpg.html)
its one piece.
just tap it and use a bolt, thats always an option. that doesnt see any load, just keep the shock from sliding off. is that stud m10x1.5? me? id cut a bolt (m10x1.25) down, clean the end of the shock mount, and get the threaded portion tig welded on. but you have options.
Thanks, no wonder it wouldn't come out lol.