This is much more organized than the tin coffee cans full of bolts my dad had growing up, I’d have empty the whole thing to find the right bolt. Haha

Having a wire wheel on a bench grinder or drill is great to clean up bolt threads of grit, corrosion and old threadlocker. Also, imagine the profanity that would ensue if that cabinet filled with drawers of bolts were to tip over.

For copper washers that you can reuse, they just need to be re-annealed. You can first sand them smooth both sides on very fine crocus cloth or sand paper, then heat them (annealing) to glowing red with a torch and let cool. That will rearrange the molecules such that it will regain its softness and sealing ability.

I can tell you’re a really good genuine guy. I hope your channel grows.

Big fan of your practical wisdom. Lots of tricks to remember when I am in the garage!

Gonna be pulling down a 99 rm 125 this fall/winter and I hoping it's not frozen up too bad.. gonna be doing my 1st serious build with my son who is 17 now. Stoked

3:39 He said they were “taps” but it should be made clear, If he’s cleaning or dressing up threads, you want to use a “thread chaser” only. Running a regular tap into an existing threaded hole will weaken it.

Thanks for so many great tips. I grease pretty much every bolt. This is important with steel hardware threading into aluminum, etc. If you hear creaking or popping that's not good. Grease! When threads are properly lubed and clean you can feel the bolt bottom out and then start applying the proper amount of torque for the application. You can actually feel the threads and the metal stretch on high torque applications.

Ez look inserts are also really really awesome. They use standard thread sizes and can be installed with a screwdriver.

A friend, who is way more knowledgeable about dirt bikes than I, always warned me to not overtighten the drain bolt... Both of our kids ride 85's & his kid came off the track saying his bike was making weird noise. Drain bolt backed out & fell off.......... I'm cranking that sucker every time..

You're a well of knowledge. Thank you for sharing all these tips!

Awesome long video, watched the whole thing good job!

Love the advice and content 👍. For anyone who cares, harbor freight has a large kit of copper smash washers for a cheap price.

These videos are gold.

About time someone did a vid on this stuff. Thx

I’ve repaired drain bolts by tapping it to a bigger size and getting a bigger magnetic bolt

Dam that nut and bolt collection is pretty amazing.

So now we know why there's a global supply chain shortage🤣 Thank you for all the info and great ideas.

Awesome content! I am sure glad I found this channel. Thank you!

Great advice as usual, Thank you Sir!

I was able to save my tank screws on a CR250 with JB Weld. I think it was because the JB Weld stuck to the brass and filled in where it spun out. I think I lucked out.

Always good stuff man. 👍

Do aluminum bolts for plastics and body pieces. I’d buy that.

Great video thanks for the tips!

6x1.25, 8x1.0 ? We knew what you meant.😁

Gold!

I would still not be able to find the right length bolt I needed

My buddy stripped out his oil drain bolt. I didn’t have the balls to tell him it was stripped 🤣🤣🤣

That bell is the most annoying thing on the planet

I bought one of those kits from rocky mountain for a yz250, and everything was made of soft aluminium. Just buy OEM now. Not worth it after stripping or broken bolts.