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stelvio, large tank, repair / best adhesive

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hi all,
i have removed my tank ,my first time, found it relativly easy. in doing so i have had to "spin" out the two stud come spacers at the front of the tank.
i will be replacing them with better inserts. what would be the best adhesive or filler to use for a more perminant repair.

thanks
 
Everybody way way way overtightens those nuts and strips out the inserts in the fuel tank.

I don’t know why. Those winglets require ABSOLUTELY no torque on that bolt at all.

In my case, after the dealer stripped them, I used a Dremel with a very fine drill bit and I put some holes diagonal to the bolt retainer. I then used superglue as the tube has a very small tube dispenser, which I simply inserted into the holes I drilled. The superglue is very thin liquid and it spread all around the bolt threaded barrel inside the tank.

Since I repaired it like this, it’s never moved on me since.

YMMV.

Good Luck!
 
Hi Brian,

I did something similar to my 2013 Stelvio tank as the inserts had been stripped by the previous owner.
But I was doing the "canisterectomy" and had to take those pieces apart.
I found some stainless/metric furniture "tee nuts" that I used as a new inserts.
They worked really well. When I made room for the new insert I slightly compromised the fuel tank while dremeling the space and the epoxy that I used was "resistant", but not fuel "proof". It eventually failed. I've since swapped tanks and am looking for a fuelPROOF epoxy to repair the original one with.
Good luck!
RD
 
Road Damage said:
Hi Brian,

I did something similar to my 2013 Stelvio tank as the inserts had been stripped by the previous owner.
But I was doing the "canisterectomy" and had to take those pieces apart.
I found some stainless/metric furniture "tee nuts" that I used as a new inserts.
They worked really well. When I made room for the new insert I slightly compromised the fuel tank while dremeling the space and the epoxy that I used was "resistant", but not fuel "proof". It eventually failed. I've since swapped tanks and am looking for a fuelPROOF epoxy to repair the original one with.
Good luck!
RD
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yes i like that idea. those inserts have plenty of grip.
 
Guys. Please realize what this insert is for and what it really is holding.

It’s a mounting point for a 5oz piece of plastic wind wing which is held both at the top and bottom. That’s it.

It’s not holding the motorcycle together and I’ve already told you that some simple, very small holes drilled tangential or diagonally to the insert, will allow you to squirt in sufficient super glue that will lock the insert in place and as long as you never put any real torque on that bolt (which it doesn’t need anyway), you will be right as rain.

You are overthinking this and that was the cause of the failure of that type of repair. In essence, you are contemplating using a sledgehammer to do the job of a tiny finish nail hammer.
 
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