Just took my airbox bolt off the rear to do some checks on sizing and noticed it wasn't actually threaded at all and neither is the hole. The airbox was just being held down by the suction from the engine and on the seal.
Anyone got any advice on a way to approach this? Only thing i can think of is tapping a new thread for the rear airbox retaining point near bulkhead but i don't know if that'll work as it's the plastic one haha
photo would probably help here
the airbox is help on at three separate points
left, right and back
Left and right are both bolts. Its not unknown for the threads to be pulled out of the soft aluminium
If this was the case, I would just clean up the top of the cam cover with a file and epoxy a M6 nut on the top, would also file the bottom and sides of the nut to give the epoxy something to grip. original slow cure JB Weld seems to stand to heat well
at the back is a Black plastic stud, with a cone on the top, a rubber doughnut fixed into the rear of the airbox fits over here, its not screwed down at the rear.
thats how to fits on a 2011
from memory a 2005 and 2006 were different Still two bolts either side but a spring and clip at the front
not sure which system you will have, must be close to the cross over point
