hi guys,
i was working on my bros 2003 banshee yesterday, installing some parts, billet impellar, new gasket for cluch cover, etc. My brother just recently bought the bike used. As you know inorder to remove the clutch cover you have to drain the oil and coolant. so i drained the oil and then started to do the collant. i started with the left side of the cylinder where the bolt is. It was unusually difficult to get off. I noticed when it finally came out it made a cracking noise. Anyways i continued on and removed it, the coolant came out and i then did the same thing on the right side. I looked at the bolt from the left side and i noticed the copper washer was stuck to the head of the bolt and i mean stuck. i also noticed a silver like color around the outside of the washer. i couldnt get the washer no matter how hard i tried. anyways once everything was completed and it was time to put the bolts back in i noticed the left bolt just kept spinning. So i knew something was up. I removed the bolt and looked at it. it seemed fine so i then looked at the cylinder where the bolt scews into. it was flat and smot almost all the way in except just alittle bit. So im guessing the original owner stripped the cylinder out but then jd welded the washer to the bolt and the bolt to the cylinder or something alon those lines? So now im trying to figure out the best way to go about fixing the problem. do i buy a new left cylinder or can it be re thread? anyone run into this problem and have a good solution?
thanks
peter