engine side cowl came loose

bchan · Post by **bchan** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:29 pm

I am pretty new to the forum, just picked up my silver 04 Stella a few weeks ago. Its working great and I was looking at it to see where I would install a rear rack and I noticed that the engine side cowl was loose. I took it off to see why and it looks like the curved peg with the rubber on it has broken off where it was soldered on. I can add a pic if that would help. Does anyone know if I can get a replacement peg? or some other fix for this? Thanks.

bchan · Post by **bchan** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:52 pm

I just took a few pictures and have temporarily used a hangar to hold the cowl to the frame, its pretty ghetto but I gotta have my scooter.

The first one is the wheel side cowl with the peg, the second is the engine side cowl that is missing the peg.
Thanks

Silver Streak · Post by **Silver Streak** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:04 pm

That looks like a broken weld.

Any general-purpose welding service should be able to bend a piece of steel rod and weld it on, but the heat will cause some damage to the paint.

If they can hit it with a couple of spot welds, the heat damage might be limited to the very immediate vicinity.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:06 pm

JB Weld a piece on there. It's not structural and will hold without messing up your paint.

bchan · Post by **bchan** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:41 am

Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to look into the JB weld option as it is the most friendly on the wallet. What would I use for the peg though and would it need a curve in it like the original? If not there are a few weld shops around that I could try. This forum is the best, thanks a lot!

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:34 pm

Hit up the local hardware store, or HD or Lowe's. Just find a piece of rod at least close to the right diameter, but not bigger. I would suggest putting the bend in it before cutting to length. You can always cover it with a piece or rubber tubing to give it a snug fit.

bchan · Post by **bchan** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:20 pm

You sir, are most helpful

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:45 pm

That is also the contact for your turn signal so make sure your tubing doesn't block the contact.

Another reason why I dont do scooters with turn signals!

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:47 pm

BuddyRaton wrote:That is also the contact for your turn signal

The contact is at the other end of the cowl.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:25 am

lmyers wrote:
BuddyRaton wrote:That is also the contact for your turn signal
The contact is at the other end of the cowl.

Thanks! Generally I don't do turn signals!

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:54 am

BuddyRaton wrote:
lmyers wrote:
BuddyRaton wrote:That is also the contact for your turn signal
The contact is at the other end of the cowl.
Thanks! Generally I don't do turn signals!

I have the assemblies, but my arm is a LOT more reliable.

jmkjr72 · Post by **jmkjr72** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:14 am

yeah the power comes from the front but thats the only metal to metal contact for the cowel so that is the ground

so you need to make sure there is a good metal to metal contact for the rod to the cowel

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:00 pm

jmkjr72 wrote:yeah the power comes from the front but thats the only metal to metal contact for the cowel so that is the ground

so you need to make sure there is a good metal to metal contact for the rod to the cowel

That's what I thought but I wasn't sure

bchan · Post by **bchan** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:27 pm

I went and got some JB weld and some 1/4" steel and let it sit overnight, went To put it on and it snapped right off. I think it was too little contact to really work, is there a different method I should try?

jmkjr72 · Post by **jmkjr72** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:36 pm

you have only 1 option and thats to weld it

you can limit the damage to your paint

can remeber the brand name and i cant find my bottle of it any more

used to call it welders snot its a cooling jelly that you can spread around the area so the heat doesnt go to far

if you go to just about any welding shop they should know what im talking about

T'Pring · Post by **T'Pring** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:35 pm

Funny coincidence, I was just going to post about a better fix for this [this morning].

After I bought the Stella [used] this is how I found that it was 'fixed' - mediocre way to do it.

bchan · Post by **bchan** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:12 am

thats an option I hadn't considered yet, hmmm.....could pull that off, but i think I still like the true weld option.