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Hi Gang,

I am so angry and embarrassed!

I cant believe I did this!

I have a 60 mile Turkey Run coming up next Sunday. Can I run this for one day?

How do I fix this? Send the leg to Fredette? Is this the kind of thing that many local shops should be able to handle? :sad:

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Easy peasy lemon squeezy! I had same thing on some forks I bought. I used a SMALL amount of heat ( propane focused on the BOLT) latched on tightly with a pair of vise grips and it came right out.
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I would think that is just a stud in there. U may be able to use a stud remover or weld a nut on there and back it out and replace.
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It is a stud. It is 6mm and I think 22mm sticks out.

Search for a thread from 2005 or so where it was mentioned.
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i've even had a set of forks on a 96 that had all 4 studs replaced by regular bolts
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Thanks gang!

Love this forum!

Love my KDX!

I just bought a 2013 orange bike that already has a recall on it. :blink: Not the trusty KDX! She will be getting the nod for Sunday's Turkey Run!
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Please use the following informaton to superseed any prvious information given in this thread / forum / lifetime.

Copied from Kawasaki K-Tech News:


KX, KDX, KLX Front
Axle Mount Studs

The 6mm studs that
thread into the fork legs to
secure the front axle are
not listed separately on
the microfiche but are
available. The studs fit the
KX 125/250/500 models
as far back as 1982, the
KDX 200/220R models,
and the KLX250/300R
models. The Kawasaki
part number for these 6 x
20mm studs is
172G0620.◆—John Griffin
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The part number mentioned above has been superseeded to:

172BA0620

58 cents each at Ron Ayers (plus shipping)
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:blink: OH man you did it now. Your gonna have to split the case to fix that. :lol:

Easy fix and youll prolly do it again buy a few spare.
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Or instead of welding a nut on you could use two nuts and then back it out with the inside one, much quicker! Edit: Actually on second look, there aren't that many threads showing, you might not get two nuts on there (hehe), but might be worth a shot
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