Stripped Pinch Bolt
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Stripped Pinch Bolt
I don't know what else to do. It is in SO TIGHT...the head is stripped, i tried grabit but my drill isn't powerful enough to pull it out. I don't know what else i can do. My whole front end it apart and i'll i need is to get that last pinch bolt loose to finish the job
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Try a 1/4" left-hand drill bit with plenty of cutting oil at a moderate to low speed. Make certain you drill well centered and parallel to the fastner...good possibility that it will back out while drilling. Get rid of those Torx head bolts and use anti-sieze.
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Stripped Pinch Bolt
I don't know what else to do. It is in SO TIGHT...the head is stripped, i tried grabit but my drill isn't powerful enough to pull it out. I don't know what else i can do. My whole front end it apart and i'll i need is to get that last pinch bolt loose to finish the job
How about posting a photo so we can better advise?
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How about a bolt/screw extractor? http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
That might help, but only after you drill the head. Left-hand drill bit is your best bet atm...a little heat at the same time might help.
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I swear i am never going to touch this bike AGAIN. So i finally got the two bolts out, put everything back together, install the front wheel and it spins fine, go to put the caliper on and the wheel no longer spins. I am figuring the bigger spacer goes on the rotor side and the smaller on the other. I am seriously wasting a beautiful day on something i thought would take 30mins to do and im getting really fed up. What could be wrong? YES I DO have a manual.
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So it was the spacers...fixed that...tire turns, brakes work...now...there is a little drag...what could it be?
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