BX guys

[skeets]

Well I couldnt figure out what was making a rattling sound on the front end of the BX I opened the hood and the grill and side panels kind of just sat there no hooked to anything. Hummmm ???? The ears that the thumb screws go through to hold it in place are gonzo, so aint nuttin holding it in pace other than the hood which I think is the only thing that kept it from falling off... So I ask, and I an sure others have had the same issue with the plastic front end. What did you do to fix it, I called the stealer,, and as soon as my nuts come back down I might think about buying one, till them it is open motor,, any body ????

 

[armylifer]

I had the same problem with the 'ears' breaking so I just removed the plastic cowling altogether. I have been running it that way for several years now.

 

[RCW]

Skeets- had a few buddies here same happen on their BX. Mine’s okay so far as of yesterday.

Couple pulled the cowling off like @armylifer. Couple just let it rattle around in there with broken tabs.

One or more talked about trying to fix with epoxy because they had the broken pieces. Don’t recall anything about the success of the fix.

 

[jimh406]

I don't know if it's similar, but my mower engine cover lifts up. Over time, it lost the the little vibration dampeners. So, I put weatherstripping between the metal and plastic. It's worked fine for a few years.

 

[Speed25]

There was enough plastic of the cowl left on my old one that I used 1.5" wide fender washers under the thumb screw. It reached enough of the plastic cowl to hold it down. I've since replaced the whole cowl with a shiny new one.

 

[lugbolt]

very common. Poor design, IMO.