Someone Please Help This DUMMY!

[stonechief]

:-/ OK, don't mention it! I know...I am a numbnuts. Now can anyone help me?

I broke the two plastic tits off the toolbox holder. The two tits that go into the two rubber doughnuts on the toolbox side cover for the Nomad.

Is there anyway to fix without having to buy the whole million dollar piece of plastic crap??

Thanks. :'(


"sometimes a bigger hammer don't always solve the problem"

I've used epoxy in the past for little plastic things like that and it works great. The kind I've used comes in two different packets and you mix the two togather with a popsicle stick on a piece of cardboard or something and a chemical reaction happens that makes the stuff like super super glue. A dab will do ya.

[blowndodge]

Humor us and let us know how the f*ck did you break them??

Epoxy is your friend,use it don't abuse it.A little goes a long ways.

[basco]

was it cold http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif

Epoxy is the way to go. JB Weld calls their Plastic Weld. Used that to glue the screw tabs back to the plastic casing on my cruise control buttons on the truck. I've used it on other plastic items. Works wonders!

[stonechief]

Humor us and let us know how the f*ck did you break them??

Reading the manual carefully so I do things right, I was following instructions for removal of tool kit. After unlocking side cover with key, I attempted to slide cover to rear and off. Didn't come off so I pulled the sucker straight out and broke my little titties! :-[

The manual should read to slide forward and out! http://s2.images.proboards.com/angry.gif:(" title=">:(" border="0"/>

Wonder if I could get a new box on warranty if the instructions were wrong. Of couse I could have read wrong too! ???

[scion0]

[quote:rk1raxxj]Humor us and let us know how the f*ck did you break them??

Reading the manual carefully so I do things right, I was following instructions for removal of tool kit. After unlocking side cover with key, I attempted to slide cover to rear and off. Didn't come off so I pulled the sucker straight out and broke my little titties! :-[

The manual should read to slide forward and out! http://s2.images.proboards.com/angry.gif:(" title=">:(" border="0"/>

Wonder if I could get a new box on warranty if the instructions were wrong. Of couse I could have read wrong too! ???[/quote:rk1raxxj]


OUCH!! good luck on that warranty claim. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[socwkbiker]

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That sounds like something I would do!

[blowndodge]

Those are pretty lame instructions! The first time I took my tool kit out I was real careful because the "door" didn't swing out easily, so fortunately I stopped to investigate as saw the little torpedo that enter the rubber holes and pulled straight out! stupid design for sure and no need to beat yourself up for breaking them. I was just lucky that I stopped and looked carefully why I couldn't open the key side any further.

[bobzinger]

I busted the ash tray in our van and used some superglue type stuff that was for plastic only. It worked great...but only use a little. It supports a whole ashtray full of change!

[dogdoc]

it will have to be some kind of PLASTIC eposy as JB weld wont hold. velcro might work.

[Todd]

Stone, what color is your bike. I have the chrome covers on mine and might be willing to sell the black ones laying in a box in the garage if they match

JB Weld makes an epoxy called PLASTIC WELD. It works great and doesn't cost much at all.

[dogdoc]

Todd, it wont help for him to buy new covers, the tits that broke off are on the frame underneath the covers. he can buy new frame boxes.

[Todd]

Oh, guess I misread..thought it was the ones on the cover.

[jmorrow]

:-/ OK, don't mention it! I know...I am a numbnuts. Now can anyone help me?

I broke the two plastic tits off the toolbox holder. The two tits that go into the two rubber doughnuts on the toolbox side cover for the Nomad.

Is there anyway to fix without having to buy the whole million dollar piece of plastic crap??

Thanks. :'(

SC, If you haven't bought a new frame box or repaired it yet, You might try sanding where the cover tit's use to be down flat, drill a small hole where each tit was and insert a sheet metal screw smaller than the hole you drilled, then wrap with a dab of electrical tape to match the head of the screw. Be sure the screws head will fit through the holes in the side cover. Just a thought...........

"sometimes a bigger hammer don't always solve the problem"

[stonechief]

Tried the plastic weld stuff and it worked great until I went to put on my side cover and they broke off. Finally found the answer, though.

Dremeled off the stubs of the two plastic tits and drilled holes through the box where the tits were. Used a wood screw into the holes to the proper length and dremeled off the heads. Filled in the threads with epoxy and EUREKA, I have new titties the are strong and perky!!!

Dremel is King!

[Todd]

Tried the plastic weld stuff and it worked great until I went to put on my side cover and they broke off. Finally found the answer, though.

Dremeled off the stubs of the two plastic tits and drilled holes through the box where the tits were. Used a wood screw into the holes to the proper length and dremeled off the heads. Filled in the threads with epoxy and EUREKA, I have new the are strong and perky!!!

Dremel is King!

Yeah, but when you ride down the street with your new ones the girls are gonna call em fake and be jealous http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif


Good job and nice engineering plan.

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Is there anyway to fix without having to buy the whole million dollar piece of plastic crap??



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ROFL!!!!!!!

[Caveman]

I know this is an old thread, but you guys are cracking me up with this... I'm still new to the forum & just going through reading old threads. I just bought a used Nomad & it already had the same problem. I was going to rig something up but decided to search here first to see if there were cheap replacements.

[Loafer]

I believe that everything has been investigated and / or tried. Search and read, easy as apple pie.

[VulcanE]

A friend of mine, several years ago broke both of his off too, and he drilled out where the studs were and used a couple of 1/4-20 bolts to fix his. Bolt heads are on the inside, and a jam nut on the outside of the inside part with lock-tite. Just make sure they are the same length as the plastic studs were. It works just like it's supposed too, and you don't have to worry about breaking them any more.

[Bud2rat]

Yeah it never amazes me at the ingenuity some of these guys have, interesting fix.

[smokey]

A tip is to drill a hole in both pieces, the broken tab and the base, make sure they line up, then use a steel pin and then use the JB Weld, the steel pin will act as a reinforcement.

[UNCLE WILLIE]

some years ago I got this stuff to repair the fairing on my last bike because nothing else would last on cracks/broken pins & holes etc.
PlastiFix -- google it -- the stuff really works -- u can mold new parts & fill holes/cracks just like they advertise -- its not cheap but was worth every penny to me