Left footrest plate installation/HELP- Problem Solved

[Cameleer]

Hi to all, I was so proud of myself after successfully changing the starter on my 2001 1150RT until I hit a brickwall when re-installing the footrest plate as the upper M10 bolt will not go back in the frame as there is a small misalignment and I'm scared to force the screw in and possibly mess up the thread.

 

I have tried with the bike on the center stand, on wheels etc. but there is no change.

I have basic skills and even more basic tools.

 

Any ideas? Thanks

Edited August 31, 2023 by Cameleer
Solution found

[dirtrider]

17 minutes ago, Cameleer said:

Hi to all, I was so proud of myself after successfully changing the starter on my 2001 1150RT until I hit a brickwall when re-installing the footrest plate as the upper M10 bolt will not go back in the frame as there is a small misalignment and I'm scared to force the screw in and possibly mess up the thread.

 

I have tried with the bike on the center stand, on wheels etc. but there is no change.

I have basic skills and even more basic tools.

 

Any ideas? Thanks

Evening Cameleer

 

It might be easy & it might not. 

 

Try taking the motorcycle off the center stand & placing it on it's wheels. 

 

With the motorcycle on the center stand that kind of loads & displaces the frame enough to make bolt reinstallation difficult.   

[Cameleer]

9 minutes ago, dirtrider said:

Evening Cameleer

 

It might be easy & it might not. 

 

Try taking the motorcycle off the center stand & placing it on it's wheels. 

 

With the motorcycle on the center stand that kind of loads & displaces the frame enough to make bolt reinstallation difficult.   

 

Thanks for the reply, yes I tried that but to no avail. Tomorrow I'll fiddle a bit with the suspension preload and see if it changes anything. - I knew that it's preferable to change the starter without removing the plate, now I see why!

 

Regards, FR

[dirtrider]

12 hours ago, Cameleer said:

 

Thanks for the reply, yes I tried that but to no avail. Tomorrow I'll fiddle a bit with the suspension preload and see if it changes anything. - I knew that it's preferable to change the starter without removing the plate, now I see why!

 

Regards, FR

Evening,

 

Try having someone sit in the seat with it on it's wheels as the frame might still be off from the center stand. 

 

 

 

 

[TSConver]

Make sure none of the other bolts are tight yet.

[The Fabricator]

You should be able to look in the bolt hole [with the foot rest plate removed] and visually see the mis-alignment.  Then it is a matter of shifting the steel pipe in the correct direction to force it into alignment.

[Cameleer]

22 hours ago, Cameleer said:

Hi to all, I was so proud of myself after successfully changing the starter on my 2001 1150RT until I hit a brickwall when re-installing the footrest plate as the upper M10 bolt will not go back in the frame as there is a small misalignment and I'm scared to force the screw in and possibly mess up the thread.

 

I have tried with the bike on the center stand, on wheels etc. but there is no change.

I have basic skills and even more basic tools.

 

Any ideas? Thanks

 

Well, after a couple of hours of jiggling and fiddling it finally got sorted out by following the advice given by you guys, and it worked like a dream.

I got the bike off the center stand and had a strong dude pull the frame back and up until the holes aligned perfectly and the screw went in, but not without effort.

As I don't have a torque wrench I just winged it and tried to guesstimate  (no idea what a 42Nm torque feels like) but did my best to not over-tighten it.

 

Thanks to you all for the kind help!

[Jim Moore]

Lots of times a problem like that can be solved with a crow bar or judicious use of a floor jack.