stripped bolt in primary cover. Please help
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Cruiser
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From: Boise Idaho
stripped bolt in primary cover. Please help
Uggghhhh. I stipped one of the bolts on the primary cover. I have painstakingly filed a groove to put a large screwdriver in but can't get it to budge. I have applied a lot of force but I don't want to strip this out yet so I am looking for advice. I have tried to loosen it when hot and cold. I have a Craftsman screw extractor but I have not had luck using it on other screws. I have seen another brand that is a different type I could get.
Any suggestions? Heat? WD40? Glue a Hot Topper on and worry about it at service time?
Any suggestions? Heat? WD40? Glue a Hot Topper on and worry about it at service time?
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From: NJ
I'd bring it to a dealer...they have the tools and the Heli coil you might need after they remove the broken bolt.
Or if your comfortable.....use the ez out with some heat. But if you don't know what ur really doing...let the dealer do it...Good luck either way...You'll be OK.
Or if your comfortable.....use the ez out with some heat. But if you don't know what ur really doing...let the dealer do it...Good luck either way...You'll be OK.
Last edited by Gliden; Feb 8, 2010 at 01:49 PM.
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An impact driver will most likely do what you need, & it'll be handy other times. www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000723.php
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Road Captain
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+1 This is how I used to do it on old bikes. I would then use some vise grips to get the rest of it out.
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Tourer
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From: Deep River ON
Ditto. Has happened to me twice. Same solution both times. Now keep a couple of spares around. Tried without any sucess up here in the wilds of almost northen Ontario to get allen bolts of correct size.
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This had happened to me also. It will take two people but this way will work. Use a square shanked screwdriver, one that you can get a wrench on. Then insert your screwdriver into the screw and hit the screw driver with a hammer (sharp blows), at the same time as the screwdriver is hit apply moderate force the the wrench.