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Technical (Descriptive Topic Titles - Stay on Topic) => Frame => Topic started by: Slash on 22.02. 2025 15:55

Title: Side stand lug
Post by: Slash on 22.02. 2025 15:55

Is the side stand half moon lug on the frame tapped 5/16 BSCY or is it unthreaded? Mine is bunged up with paint, I don't know whether to drill it clear or run a tap through.

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: jhg1958 on 22.02. 2025 16:59

Mine are threaded. One thread is buggered so I use nuts with both of them as they tend to work loose.

John

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: muskrat on 22.02. 2025 18:32

G'day Slash.
The frame lug is just a hole. The side stand has a bolt & nut or a pin & split pin.
Cheers

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: Radlan2 on 22.02. 2025 21:35

The lug which is part of the frame is tapped 5/16 cycle in my experience

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: jhg1958 on 23.02. 2025 07:41

Some confusion here.

The 2 holes that allow the side stand to bolt on the frame are or should be threaded

The pivot hole is not but this is not on the frame but the bracket that bolts on the frame.

My pivot nut has a lock nut instead of a pin, but then it is an aftermarket bit.

John

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: Angus on 23.02. 2025 09:15

The frame lug (half moon) on my 1960 A10 and 1961 A7 are both threaded, never checked what thread it is  *smile*

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: Lindsay S on 23.02. 2025 18:19

Both lug holes threaded 5/16cyc on my ‘58 flash too but I used longer bolts and put a ‘lock nut’ on the back side just to be safe. Don’t want that lot falling over, or onto something valuable!

Title: Re: Side stand lug
Post by: berger on 23.02. 2025 19:56

ditto i had them come loose