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Well nuts? Grommetted well nuts?

9 posts Started 13 Dec 2010 Last recovered post 14 Dec 2010 Wayback Machine snapshot 23 Dec 2010

#1
Hey, what do you call those little nuts for the fairing bolts? I have a 98 that one of the little rubber coated nuts came out of its home in the fairing. A couple others may be missing. What do you call them? Where are they on the parts sites? I looked under "upper cowl"...
And, MOST IMPORTANTLY... how do you get them back in?
Cheers!
#2

[image: View Post]Jmmymc750, on 13 December 2010 - 06:12 PM, said:

Hey, what do you call those little nuts for the fairing bolts? I have a 98 that one of the little rubber coated nuts came out of its home in the fairing. A couple others may be missing. What do you call them? Where are they on the parts sites? I looked under "upper cowl"...
And, MOST IMPORTANTLY... how do you get them back in?
Cheers!





The nuts and rubber top hat are one. If they come apart they won't go back together.

SCREW, PAN (5X20)
90103-MBG-000

NUT (5MM)
90111-KW3-003

Order them from a Honda dealer
#3
search fleabay for:

5mm rubber well nuts


pack of 10 for 11 bucks
#4
Thanks for the replies! But...
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The nuts and rubber top hat are one. If they come apart they won't go back together.

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What the heck do you do to get the wellnuts back into the fairing holes?
#5

[image: View Post]Jmmymc750, on 13 December 2010 - 09:46 PM, said:

Thanks for the replies! But...

What the heck do you do to get the wellnuts back into the fairing holes?

They should just push back in. Sometimes it's easier if you push them in with the bolt screwed in ( but not so far that it starts to deform the rubber bit). They're actually designed so the external diameter is fractionally smaller than the hole; it's only when you tighten the bolt in the wellnut that it deforms and holds fast in the hole. Tip: once you've got the wellnut in place, lightly lube the screw with grease or silicon. You want the outside of the wellnut to have more friction than the inside.
#6

[image: View Post]enzed_viffer, on 14 December 2010 - 12:17 AM, said:

They should just push back in. Sometimes it's easier if you push them in with the bolt screwed in ( but not so far that it starts to deform the rubber bit).


This.

And don't bother with getting raped at the dealer for the rubber well nuts. Crazy money there!
#7

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 14 December 2010 - 06:25 AM, said:

[image: View Post]enzed_viffer, on 14 December 2010 - 12:17 AM, said:

They should just push back in. Sometimes it's easier if you push them in with the bolt screwed in ( but not so far that it starts to deform the rubber bit).


This.

And don't bother with getting raped at the dealer for the rubber well nuts. Crazy money there!


Pretty hard to call $1.28 for a package of two rape
#8

[image: View Post]Tamworth, on 14 December 2010 - 09:08 AM, said:

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 14 December 2010 - 06:25 AM, said:

[image: View Post]enzed_viffer, on 14 December 2010 - 12:17 AM, said:

They should just push back in. Sometimes it's easier if you push them in with the bolt screwed in ( but not so far that it starts to deform the rubber bit).


This.

And don't bother with getting raped at the dealer for the rubber well nuts. Crazy money there!


Pretty hard to call $1.28 for a package of two rape


Care to cite your source?

servicehonda.com:

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11 NUT (5MM)
90111-KW3-003 006 $3.67 $2.87

Retail = $3.67ea, which is what the 3 closest dealers in my area charge. Retail on everything.
#9
I bought well nuts at my local Lowes (yes, metric). Don't remember how much they were, but they were cheap.
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