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Apr 13, 2008 | 02:29 PM

MJR

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Whats the trick

to change out the peg on the heel shifter without tearing the rubber? I am changing the heel shifter to an extended unit but the peg is screwed in very tight. I didn't want to rip the peg by using a large set of pliers.

Apr 13, 2008 | 02:31 PM

electaRICK

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RE: Whats the trick

ya need to heat the area where it is threaded into,,, that will loosen the lock tite

Apr 13, 2008 | 02:43 PM

fireglider

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RE: Whats the trick

I used visegrips and whacked them with a rubber mallet to break the bolt loose. Screwed out ok then, and didn't tear up the rubber.

Apr 13, 2008 | 02:48 PM

Bertk

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RE: Whats the trick

I removed mine with a allen wrench.

Apr 13, 2008 | 06:50 PM

maineultraclassic

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RE: Whats the trick

Heat it up with a torch, that will loosen up the loctite that is holding it in place.

Steve

Apr 13, 2008 | 06:55 PM

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RE: Whats the trick

big vice grip

Apr 14, 2008 | 07:00 AM

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RE: Whats the trick

if original.
remove shifter from bike.
heat bolt hole with torch from behind shifter peg for a little bit...the heat will start to get to black rubber peg..
let it sit for a minute..the heat will start to melt the lock-tite stuff.
get vice grips and lock them down on center of rubber peg..start to turn..relax if the rubber comes off..just remove it and re-attach vice grips to metal that was inside peg and finish the job...you can re-attach the rubber part to the peg with some black RTV gasket maker ..done.