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[normkel2000]

A common failure point on KLR650's which come here are the two 6 mm bolts which old the package rack to the sub frame. My approach is to drill them to thread to 8 mm to install 8 mm x 40 mm Allen Head cap screws. It can be done with the rack on or off, depending on other factors. Here's a link to some photos I made of the two I did today. One was with rack off and other with rack in place, in order to show the difference. Any questions/comments/corrections will be added to a description document. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ip25c01sv8bi6w4/AADZuz6ew20M14OhIRTNnPJba?dl=0

[Big Foot]

Did you drill right through the tube or only into the tube.? I need to do this.Thanks Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:21 PM, normkel32@... [DSN_KLR650]DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   A common failure point on KLR650's which come here are the two 6 mm bolts which old the package rack to the sub frame. My approach is to drill them to thread to 8 mm to install 8 mm x 40 mm Allen Head cap screws. It can be done with the rack on or off, depending on other factors. Here's a link to some photos I made of the two I did today. One was with rack off and other with rack in place, in order to show the difference. Any questions/comments/corrections will be added to a description document. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ip25c01sv8bi6w4/AADZuz6ew20M14OhIRTNnPJba?dl=0

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I got right in

[Norm Keller]

I just drill through the top wall of the tube. It's more convenient than a bottoming tap and don't want a hole in the bottom as it won't add strength unless a tube is inserted, IMO.