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Submitted by member Rob Barker......
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A bit of a mini how-to here!
I wanted to remove my Frankenstein bolts now that the hardtop is off for summer, and go back to the smaller, standard bolts since I prefer how they look.
Annoyingly, one of the frankenstein bolts came apart when I tried taking it out, with the threaded section staying behind and the top section unthreading from it.
MM has already prepared a guide on this, but I was unlucky enough to only have a short length of thread available, too short to thread on two Nuts and lock them together. So what do you do?! Well, after a quick call to Mr. Mender, all became clear.
The offending short thread .
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Remove the other bolt, and take off the chrome plate, you'll now have much more thread to play with.
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As in the other guide, use two nuts (one thinner if need be) and lock them together, then turn out the bolt shaft with the bottom nut (ooh-er).
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With the old bolt removed, you can put the new one in. Don't forget the copper grease to make the job easier next time.
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And there you have it, bolt replaced!
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****Submitted by member rob Barker****