Is it still useable??
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Is it still useable??
My bike came with 18in billet wheels front and rear. I was taking them off to put stock back on to sale the billet wheels while I wait on my new 21 front and 16 rear chrome come in but as I was trying to get the rotor off the bolts are so tight it broke 4 bits even tried using heat but didn't work. Any ideas on how to get the rotor off so I can sell these wheels
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sounds like someone loaded them up with red locktite. I was going to suggest heat but you already tried that. i dont know what else to suggest other than more heat and a long breaker bar with steady pressure
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Impact screwdriver...or small impact gun.
The fast and hard hit will break loose whatever gunk (probably corrosion on the threads in the wheels)
I know rotors get hot under use, but I'd probably avoid using a torch on my rotors. Just sounds bad to me insofar as weakening the temper at the hole sites, or weaking the aluminum in the wheels at the threads.
Just a thought.
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The fast and hard hit will break loose whatever gunk (probably corrosion on the threads in the wheels)
I know rotors get hot under use, but I'd probably avoid using a torch on my rotors. Just sounds bad to me insofar as weakening the temper at the hole sites, or weaking the aluminum in the wheels at the threads.
Just a thought.
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Cujo I was thinking the same thing about the heat but another guy said it won't hurt so we tried going to go there Sunday and try the impact thing but once off the wheel won't be bad will I could really care less about the rotor since I went and bought a new already I just don't want to ruin the wheel
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From: Honah Lee
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Pencil butane torch for the heat, quality torx bit (probably from Snapon designed for in-pact and a 1/2" drive in-pact. The rotors can be a real pain, so are the factory foot peg bolts. Harley uses and calls for red on both the above item. They are not suppose to come loose normally but done correctly you can get them off. However the heads of the bolts will be trash and are considered one time use. The average home mechanic is not setup for this. I use a 3/4 drive 900 ft lb in-pact on mine. Remember you only need 500 degrees but the problem is the Al hub draws the heat and the trick is to head the head of the bolt quickly with enough heat and not get the hub too hot or it will show on the chrome. The steel rotor can take it
Last edited by Jackie Paper; Dec 24, 2010 at 08:57 PM.
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