Beware the T Rex Frame sliders (Buyer Beware)


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DaIrishman

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So I rendered my bike down to its simplest form today, that of a fairly large paperweight.

I was installing the T Rex frame sliders that I had just gotten and the bolt holding the cover on the clutch side snapped inside the block. Needless to say I am not happy and will not be buying anything more from them in the future. I will say at this point buyer beware on this one as I was in the process of tightening it up and I heard the snap of the bolt going before I was even going to get the torque wrench. It was a tight fitting bolt coming out and going back in but not that bad. I have very grave doubts about the two other small bolts that would be going on the other side and I am very disappointed at all of this.

Gonna have to get a quote on getting the cover off and the bolt machined out and having to get either a sleeve for the whole thing or just re-drilled and tapped. Not happy at all. Probably wont be riding for quite some time as this could get expensive. :(:(
 
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JSP

Super Moderator
Well that sucks. This was the bolt that came with the slider kit?
 
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nismos14

I'm movin on
Elite Member
That really blows!
 
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MNGreg

waiting out winter
Elite Member
That SUCKS!!! Sorry to hear about this!!!

I would definately call them and file a complaint. Because it was new MAYBE they will reimburse you on this for getting the bolt out and send you a new one. I hate to say it but there are bad ones in every bunch. Unfortunately sounds like you got the bad bolt.

Also have you looked into those drill bits for bitting into a bolt/screw/etc, that makes a indent, then you reverse it and it is supposed to help you back it out???

Before even thinking of trying that though or doing anything, Call T-REX!!!
 
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Scott_Thomas

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Wow, like Greg said call Trex! That does really blow and although some have had luck with Trex I've heard other stories of other problems. Some posted just the other day about problems with Trex sliders.
 
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danieljardim

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DaIrishman said:
So I rendered my bike down to its simplest form today, that of a fairly large paperweight.

I was installing the T Rex frame sliders that I had just gotten and the bolt holding the cover on the clutch side snapped inside the block. Needless to say I am not happy and will not be buying anything more from them in the future. I will say at this point buyer beware on this one as I was in the process of tightening it up and I heard the snap of the bolt going before I was even going to get the torque wrench. It was a tight fitting bolt coming out and going back in but not that bad. I have very grave doubts about the two other small bolts that would be going on the other side and I am very disappointed at all of this.

Gonna have to get a quote on getting the cover off and the bolt machined out and having to get either a sleeve for the whole thing or just re-drilled and tapped. Not happy at all. Probably wont be riding for quite some time as this could get expensive. :(:(
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torque is a weird thing. when I need to use a torque wrench I always hand tight the bolt and use the torque the rest of the way.. sometimes you will tight 2 or 3 spins with the wrench and is already out of torque...

t-rex is gonna say that you over tightened. they can't prove that you did, you can't prove that you didn't.
 
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Scott_Thomas

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Had no problems with my shoguns, no torque wrench.

Sent from the one and only Samsung Galaxy S4.
 
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blkbrd

Elite Member
If the bolt is now snapped off and holding nothing, there should be no "load" on it. Try a "left handed" drill bit. Might work. Worked for me before with something.
 
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geekmaster

Member
When I installed the T-Rex sliders, both the right hand small bolts were tight getting out and going back in. I think that they had a drop of loctite from the factory (I saw some on one of them), so I'm guessing that there was still some in the hole putting it back in, which caused the tightness.

Fortunately, mine didn't snap, and I hope I never have to take them out again.
 
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Detrich

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Happened to me before with Intuit Racing sliders. That's what happens with "Made in China." It could happen to all brands.
 
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gatorONfire

New Member
I recently installed the t rex sliders as well. Turned out all nice and dandy ...eventually. But install was by no means easy. Ended up having to drill out one of the holes for the right side bracket because it didn't line up with the engine bolts by a good eighth of an inch. How did you support your engine while you were installing them?
 
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bmw675

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gatorONfire said:
That's exactly what I did. Doesn't mean it isn't important to support the engine
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One bolt supports it fine. There are even other small bolts holding other pieces on that will aid it support if you want to get technical.

I'm not sure how much the engine weighs, but its probably less than you would think.
 
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gatorONfire

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bmw675 said:
One bolt supports it fine. There are even other small bolts holding other pieces on that will aid it support if you want to get technical.

I'm not sure how much the engine weighs, but its probably less than you would think.
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Don't want the engine to move out of line
 
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BKP

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I replaced not just one side at a time, but where I could, one bolt at a time. Had no issues with engine movement or misalignment.
 

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BradSPE

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Just installed these last night. Replaced one bolt at a time as mentioned in another thread when I could as to maintain alignment. Had more trouble with the four bolts that had to be replaced on the right side (brake side) due to mild alignment issues but just kept the bracket loose and was able to thread them all appropriately. Used a torque wrench to tighten them down per the T-rex specs. They look good in my opinion.
 
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