1100S Centre Stand Bolt Failure
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 4:36 pm
I am sure that others may know this already but while a friend and I were working on his kit car, in our drive, this afternoon he noted that there was a broken pivot bolt on my R1100S that was parked up alongside where we were working. I had not noticed the problem when operating the stand.
Seems, from a quick Google, that this is a common problem particularly on the RHS (where mine had cracked and failed). The bolt effectively fails at the point at which the thread starts in the pivot trunion.
A quick fix; new bolts both side and a new trunion on the RHS as the tail of the failed bolt wasn't for moving
Maybe worth a regular check if you weren't already do this.
Seems, from a quick Google, that this is a common problem particularly on the RHS (where mine had cracked and failed). The bolt effectively fails at the point at which the thread starts in the pivot trunion.
A quick fix; new bolts both side and a new trunion on the RHS as the tail of the failed bolt wasn't for moving
Maybe worth a regular check if you weren't already do this.