Seized rear Fender bolt snapped extractor
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Seized rear Fender bolt snapped extractor
Well I've got a fld and I'm. Trying to remove my fender bolts I removed 3 of 4 but 1 stripped out so I went and bought a good screw extractor which is now snapped in the hole. What's plan b?
I cant drill out the extractor as it's hardened. Do I grind the the top/bottom off the nut to try to get a spanner on it do I grind a big slit in the bolt to use a screwdriver.
I cant drill out the extractor as it's hardened. Do I grind the the top/bottom off the nut to try to get a spanner on it do I grind a big slit in the bolt to use a screwdriver.
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Well I've got a fld and I'm. Trying to remove my fender bolts I removed 3 of 4 but 1 stripped out so I went and bought a good screw extractor which is now snapped in the hole. What's plan b?
I cant drill out the extractor as it's hardened. Do I grind the the top/bottom off the nut to try to get a spanner on it do I grind a big slit in the bolt to use a screwdriver.
I cant drill out the extractor as it's hardened. Do I grind the the top/bottom off the nut to try to get a spanner on it do I grind a big slit in the bolt to use a screwdriver.
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Exact motorcycle- It seems like you might have a dyna
What year?
Perhaps something like this link could better assist with exact part number?
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Got it out after 3 or 4 hrs of non stop work stated spent 5hrs on the bike today working.
Easy out was hardend steel plus the heads of the bolts are sunk into the washer/spacer for orginal saddlebags. Spent hrs grinding that away with a dremel then cut a 2 flat sides so a set of vice grips could bite in. I suspect the dremel created a fair bit of heat that helped.
I've mounted the new saddlebag brackets now having a rest then will mount new sport glide bags on.
Plus I mounted and wired the reckless fairing today 🤟
Driveway is a mess but that's tomorrow's issue.
Easy out was hardend steel plus the heads of the bolts are sunk into the washer/spacer for orginal saddlebags. Spent hrs grinding that away with a dremel then cut a 2 flat sides so a set of vice grips could bite in. I suspect the dremel created a fair bit of heat that helped.
I've mounted the new saddlebag brackets now having a rest then will mount new sport glide bags on.
Plus I mounted and wired the reckless fairing today 🤟
Driveway is a mess but that's tomorrow's issue.
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