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Help, found loose hex nut
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:50 pm
by Ghibellino
I was just cleaning my recently purchased 2004 roc and I found a loose hex nut just lying inside one of the side covers!
The nut is 3/8 of an inch (about 4 mm).
I checked a bit around, mostly at RealOEM.com, but I cannot figure out where it belongs.
Can anybody take a guess or knows where it could be coming from?
Thanks,
Max
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:11 pm
by boxermania
Hmm....3/8" with about a 1/4" hole....I have had my bike appart on several occasions and I can't recall that particular size.
The thing that throws me off is that it is a thin nut.....this type nuts are typically used on light torque applications due to their limited number of threads....so I would have to guess that if it belongs to the bike is not from any major component but from a small plastic piece or bracket.
Good luck.......
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:46 am
by riceburner
errr - pass.
My guess would be it's from somewhere under the tank, but you could strip the bike to it's component particles before finding out exactly where!!
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:57 am
by Lion_Lady
Hmmm, what size are the valve adjuster screws? They're flat. But not that big, I don't think.
I'm thinking that this fell out of someone's hand and they couldn't find it to put back where it came from, so a new nut was used in its place?
P
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:01 pm
by Ghibellino
Thanks to all for the replies.
I found that the nut came off from one of the two bolts inside the back "mud flap" for lack of a better term. Right inside the tag support.
Amazing how the nut ended up where I found it, especially after a ride.
Max