Guest DervMan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I was tinkering with the bike and while putting the front seat back on managed to drop a 10mm socket in the rear sear area. I heard a jingle, ping, clunk as it journeyed into the depths of the bike. I've used a magnet to try and find the socket as I assume it's fallen down near the rear shock area. Anyone here done anything similar and managed to find the bit? My OCD won't let me ignore it knowing it's in there somewhere. I'll probably remove the rear 'inner mudguard' to see if I can find it. Link to post
Andy m 23,602 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Huge nut, string, big blob of grease, go fishing. You've only got to get it out of where its lodged and back into freefall. Andy Edited May 22, 2018 by Andy m Link to post
Guest DervMan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 13 minutes ago, Andy m said: Huge nut, string, big blob of grease, go fishing. You've only got to get it out of where its lodged and back into freefall. Andy Oh interesting.... I tried a magnet but that didn’t work out so well. I’ll give the grease a try. Thanks. 👍🏻 Link to post
stephenmcg 869 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I lost the spring that holds the rear seat up. packed bar with washers to replace lost spring works well smcg in sunny glasgow Link to post
Guest machinman Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Side panels off would be where id start. Link to post
Brigante7 438 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Trade the bike in, save yourself the hassle and worry if you can't find it. Brigante7. 3 2 1 Link to post
Guest DervMan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just now, Brigante7 said: Trade the bike in, save yourself the hassle and worry if you can't find it. Brigante7. I've only had it a month! Plus I'd still be wondering where the socket is...... Link to post
embee 7,288 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 It's someone's law. A dropped spanner will always fall where it will do most harm. ….. just saying …... Link to post
Guest DervMan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just now, Tonyj said: Buy another socket . 👍 LOL, I have other 10mm sockets, it's the fact I don't know where it is that's bugging me! Link to post
Tex 36,817 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 The son’s 675R is hiding a rear petrol tank mounting rubber somewhere about it’s person. No chance of finding that sod with a magnet! 1 Link to post
Guest Wilco Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I fell in the frunk once, took me 6 bloody days to get out. Good luck with the hunt. Link to post
CFB 4,602 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Steve, it probably ended up in the same place as my Allen key, here..... Link to post
Guest machinman Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Wilco said: I fell in the frunk once, took me 6 bloody days to get out. Good luck with the hunt. Pesky frunk, should come with a warning. You were lucky.😁 Link to post
Guest DervMan Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 10 hours ago, CFB said: Steve, it probably ended up in the same place as my Allen key, here..... Wow I'm impressed! I fear I might be doing the same if a magnet or grease doesn't work :-o Link to post
CFB 4,602 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 It was more to give you an idea of where it probably ended up Steve, but I know that "Is it going to fall out and do major damage" feeling. Good luck with your search. Link to post
Foxy 4,356 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, CFB said: It was more to give you an idea of where it probably ended up Steve, but I know that "Is it going to fall out and do major damage" feeling. Good luck with your search. Clive, in your game not surprised you needed to find it. FOD springs to mind Link to post
DWD 62 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I dropped a screw under the seat of my BMW K1 a few hours before I was due to catch a ferry some years ago. After an hour searching for it I found it inside the alternator.If I had started the engine all hell would have let loose. My advice is find it for your own peace of mind. Good luck. Link to post
Trev 18,765 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 16 hours ago, Andy m said: Huge nut, string, big blob of grease, go fishing. You've only got to get it out of where its lodged and back into freefall. Andy You can't beat a huge, greasy nut Someone had to say it, I'll get my coat 1 Link to post
Andy m 23,602 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Absolutely, beating your nuts makes you go blind. Now has anyone seen my glasses? Andy 2 Link to post
michael 324 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 My first VFR had 2 washers placed under the front mounting tabs of the gas tank. So one unscrews the bolts (unbolts the screws?), lifts the tank and the two washers zip away, make a tinkling sound as they find their way into.......blackness. Easy enough, find two correctly sized washers and re-install the tank bolts (after replacing the air filter). Next service, try as I might not to lose another two washers, my mechanical skills improve and only one washer disappears into the blackness. That's three washers I've lost, never to be found again. Then I saw at the local tool shop an expandable (imagine a 1970 Corsica with an expandable radio antenna) light with a magnet on the end. Extra primo good. Getting it home I started peering into dark recesses of the engine. The valley of the "V," in between the cylinder banks gives up 7 washers to the magnet. Seven? I only lost three....... 3 Link to post
neil700 72 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Take it for a short ride and park it up at home. Next morning look on the floor and good chance it is there. Worked twice for me now .. Link to post
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