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Old Jul 28, 2019 | 07:42 PM
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can you remove more of the collection to put it in a vise?
Good socket from a quality source and an impact gun would probably bust it out.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2019 | 07:52 PM
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These, anybody with a modern harley needs a set. They'll do torx's too.

https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-61980-Strip-Screw-Extract/dp/B00RGN571Q/ref=pd_bxgy_263_img_2/133-6034555-2323449?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00RGN571Q&pd_rd_r=7d3a3ea6-419d-427a-851f-e022a6e3e6ac&pd_rd_w=E62DA&pd_rd_wg=ZIUHy&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=SXWSS1QJRXT1HF1ATG41&psc=1&refRID=SXWSS1QJRXT1HF1ATG41 https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-61980-Strip-Screw-Extract/dp/B00RGN571Q/ref=pd_bxgy_263_img_2/133-6034555-2323449?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00RGN571Q&pd_rd_r=7d3a3ea6-419d-427a-851f-e022a6e3e6ac&pd_rd_w=E62DA&pd_rd_wg=ZIUHy&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=SXWSS1QJRXT1HF1ATG41&psc=1&refRID=SXWSS1QJRXT1HF1ATG41
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 01:49 PM
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I had a similar problem. I used a Torx that was close and hammered it in to get the bite and backed it out. No heat, no risk of damage to anything other than the intended target.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
These, anybody with a modern harley needs a set. They'll do torx's too.

https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-61980-S...QJRXT1HF1ATG41
+1 those are a must
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ROCKOUT Rocker Products
Take a hacksaw blade through the slot & saw through the bolt... it'll come right off.

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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 08:16 PM
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Get a better set of vice grips, there's plenty of meat to grab there.
Or a pipe wrench.
Are you turning it the right way? Only asking because I see you broke the shifter peg stud.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 08:39 PM
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That bolt does not look damage beyond the start.
Is it possible that someone might have used a regular "L" allen/hex instead of one on a socket?
or maybe a ball end allen/hex?
Then tried to enter at an angle due to obstruction of floor board bracket or kick stand?
From a distance it looks like a correct size but short regular allen/hex socket can be tapped into the bolt.
If you do not have that readily available then just cut a piece off your allen/hex and put it in a socket.
Then use a rachet.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 06:52 PM
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+1 I don't have this exact set but a similar set and it has saved me many times with old bikes that have been mistreated. I have had a few project bikes that others have left outside for years with many stripped or corroded bolts. They have also helped me with lots of other unrelated projects too, a must have for any workshop
 
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take dremel or hacksaw, cut across head of bolt, and convert to slotted bolt. than use large screwdriver to extract.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2019 | 02:32 AM
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Are you kidding us now? No offence but that's got to be the easiest bolt on the entire bike to get off even if stripped, wait till you strip the case for the oil plug.
 
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