Stripped 1200 Rear Shock Mount... Options?

[Lucien Harpress]

I wasn't even sure this was possible, but I found out that, yes, it IS possible to strip out the lower shock mount on the right hand side on a GL1200. I had to swap out the shocks because one was leaking, and everything was going fine until I had to bolt up the last shock (of course). As I said, it's the right-hand shock, lower mount. Basically, the threaded hole in the final drive is toast. The actual bolt is still fine, but all the threads on the final drive are gone.

So.... what are my options here? It's not exactly a straightforward thing to take care of, no matter how you look at it. Any ideas?

[CYBORG]

heli-coil? if not to bad, you may be able to re-thread them with a tap.

[JBz]

Its actually not that bad of a fix. I was able to helicoil one for a customer. Been a while but Strikes me as it went fairly easy . JB

[Lucien Harpress]

Never used a heli-coil before, but I remember a write-up here about it. I just wasn't sure how hard it would be to get to.

I'll have to ask my dad about it when I get home from work tonight. He's dealt with this before, I'm sure.

It just ticks me off a little because my 1200 is supposed to be my RELIABLE Goldwing! (Suffice to say I'm letting everything sit for a little without my touching anything... )

[JBz]

I think i did it right on the bike as the outside hole was big enough. Just going by memory. JB