Classic Dirt Bike

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN… …a stud thread gives way?

Let’s get the obvious out of the way first, what we’re doing here is a little OTT for a simple thread repair, however, the idea is to show what would be needed if the damage was considerably worse than what we’re actually dealing with. Doing the work is fellow trials rider Ossy Byers – his company Audit CNC Ltd is one of the sponsors of the trials series hosted by – and he suggested several methods of repair to our cases.

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