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  • snackie
    • Jan 2026

    #1

    Defeated By Broken Valve Cover Bolts

    Anyone in the Baltimore area who works onsite or knows someone who works onsite? I've got 2 snapped off valve cover bolts in my GS650G head. I've tried everything that I can do, time for a professional.

    Thank you,

    Snackie
    '81 GS650G
  • tkent02
    Forum LongTimer
    Past Site Supporter
    • Jan 2006
    • 35571
    • Near South Park

    #2
    Got pics?

    What have you tried?
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

    Life is too short to ride an L.

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    • snackie

      #3
      Well, the bolts were about 3 or 4 threads above flush, so i was hopeful. Hit it with PB blaster for a few days, heated it with a heat gun, hit it with a nail (don't have a center punch). These were my preliminary steps prior to cutting a slot with a dremel and trying to turn them out. They aren't budging.

      Thanks for listening.

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      • tkent02
        Forum LongTimer
        Past Site Supporter
        • Jan 2006
        • 35571
        • Near South Park

        #4
        You could try welding a nut on the end and turning it while it's still hot?
        http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

        Life is too short to ride an L.

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        • snackie

          #5
          Yeah, I'll have to hire someone to do that, way out of my league.

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