Rear Plastic cover

[JP10]

I was recently trying to take off the rear plastic on my Phazer, the piece which goes around the exhaust and under the sides of the seat. I got the seat off no trouble, and then the top 2 bolts out of the plastic, but then the bottom 2 bolts wouldn't come out, They spun freely in each direction. I never thought to see if I had to hold a nut on the other side, but all the other bolts are tapped into the frame or the nut is welded.

Does anyone know if There is indeed a loose nut at this location or is there any trick to get them out?

Thanks
JP

 

[Yman]

I had the same problem, and I cut the plastic in to those two bolts and got it loose.

 

[Phazed-Coug]

yeah the "insert" in the frame is spinning free
mine did that as well.. Kinda sucks, but hopefully won't have
to remove the plastics for anything

 

[cannondale27]

If they do that try tightening them before loosening.The tightening squeezes the nutsert tighter to frame so it doesnt spin.

 

[MrSled]

I had one do that too... knocked them out and put in a rivnut.

 

[Motoman765]

Yea mine did the same thing. I just took the whole sub frame off with the exhaust to get under it.