Hi all, I’ve been putting the fairing back in my recent purchase - a 2001 750SS which is a bit of a project, which came with the fairings removed. After a bit of buggering about with broken tabs on the belly pan I’ve managed to get the whole thing mounted but for one fixing. It’s the lower right side mount that’s causing me issues, near your right toes and fixes to the brake lever mount. Appears to be an m5 fastener but I can’t get it to go more than 2 or 3 turns (feels like a crossed thread if I try much harder). Can anyone verify please the type of fixing that goes here (can’t see anything on the fiche’s I’ve found online)? Cheers, steve
As Alan above said it should just be a bolt, stating the obvious try a shorter bolt or find some washers nylon if you have any to take up the space.
Thanks all - I’ve used a shorter fastener to get the job done, but it just seems odd that it only goes in 2 and a bit turns. That aside, job done so thanks for the confirmation! Steve
Could be a bolt snapped off inside, it could be drilled out and re tapped but if you have sorted then all good, and maybe a little mild strength threadlocker to be sure it doesn't work loose as only in by 2 and a bit turns.
Good thinking Wayne - I had thought maybe something had sheared off but on investigation it does same ‘right’ if you get what I mean (as if it’s been machined that way). i might look further into it at some point to drill and tap for a better fitment. In the meantime, thread lock it is!
right just checked stein dinse site think the bolt in question is this one in pic number 7 on the diagram just over 48 euro ouch....
Thankfully it’s not that bolt, but one that fastens into the end of it. That would have been an expensive outing for sure! I’ve been checking the fiche’s and it doesn’t appear to actually be shown, but judging by the fact there’s a fixing point on the fairing and a fixing on the other side, it clearly fastens in somehow. Anyone got a later SS and wouldn’t mind popping out the fastener in question to put the mystery to bed?
You want the bolt that goes onto ‘number 7’ on the diagram. Mine is in bits at the moment, and typically I can’t find the bolt for there. I did just wind in another, longer, bolt and measured how far it went in, which was 20mm if that’s any help.
Great, thanks Alan. Sounds like the old fastener has sheared off in there - time for more adventures with a dremel and stud extractor
if you cannot get the old bolt out just found this on ebay cheaper tha stein dinse https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUCATI-o...771801?hash=item56c35bf7d9:g:IB0AAMXQlgtS6bGw
