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Old 01-29-2014, 01:07 AM   #54
ImaginativeFig
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Originally Posted by Water Warrior 2 View Post
NEVER NEVER NEVER. A different pitch will probably work once if the bolt doesn't chew all the threads out. The next oil change will likely be the end of the threads and you are royally hooped. The different pitch to the thread is a Japanese Standard and should not be mucked with. Somebody needs a smack.
Riiiiight? He just lost a lot of credibility... interesting guy, fun to talk to, I just wouldn't let him touch my bike...

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Originally Posted by grasshopper View Post
I found good help at the lowes for a bolt ,temporary fix. you know just to test things out while you wait for your ordered bolt to come in.
Thing about temporary bolts is that swapping them out for the real deal would essentially require another oil change, right? I mean, it's a drain bolt, once you take it out, oil starts draining, yeah?
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