Bolts. I hate bolts.
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My bike was creaking away something special under torque, and spending money on new bits didn't seem to help, and nor did taking other bits off it at random. Then I thought I'd loosen up and regrease/tighten various fixings, one of which was the seat stem bolt, and another a mounting bolt for the rear disk caliper - holding the adapter into the frame.
Instead of the super brilliant success and all round congratulations that I was expecting, what I actually managed to achieve was rounding the head off the former and shearing the bolt head off the latter. I guess they'll both have to be drilled out.
In the interests of expedience and getting to ride the damn thing whilst it's still sunny, where would you take it to be fixed? I suspect that the LBS will probably pull a face and point me doorwards.
Instead of the super brilliant success and all round congratulations that I was expecting, what I actually managed to achieve was rounding the head off the former and shearing the bolt head off the latter. I guess they'll both have to be drilled out.
In the interests of expedience and getting to ride the damn thing whilst it's still sunny, where would you take it to be fixed? I suspect that the LBS will probably pull a face and point me doorwards.
Edited by trashbat on Tuesday 22 May 20:02
DO NOT DRILL OUT! Buy a bolt remover bit / kit first e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Alden-8440P-Grabit-Damaged-E...
If this fails then take it to a frame builder or engineering company. Drilling out should be your last resort and don't do it yourself as the differences in hardness between Ally and Steel makes it very very hard to do yourself without damaging the frame. You'll also need to then buy a tap as well and clean up the threads. Cheaper to get it done then buy the bits.
Then buy a decent set of allen keys, eg WERA., as good ones tend to round the bolt head less. Then look for bolts that are going rusty and replace with some stainless versions - you can buy multi-packs of ebay for very little. As pablo says copper slip or similar will prevent them from seizing, but be careful as it means they will undo easier as well - sometimes when you don't want them to.
If this fails then take it to a frame builder or engineering company. Drilling out should be your last resort and don't do it yourself as the differences in hardness between Ally and Steel makes it very very hard to do yourself without damaging the frame. You'll also need to then buy a tap as well and clean up the threads. Cheaper to get it done then buy the bits.
Then buy a decent set of allen keys, eg WERA., as good ones tend to round the bolt head less. Then look for bolts that are going rusty and replace with some stainless versions - you can buy multi-packs of ebay for very little. As pablo says copper slip or similar will prevent them from seizing, but be careful as it means they will undo easier as well - sometimes when you don't want them to.
rhinochopig said:
DO NOT DRILL OUT! Buy a bolt remover bit / kit first e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Alden-8440P-Grabit-Damaged-E...
If this fails then take it to a frame builder or engineering company. Drilling out should be your last resort and don't do it yourself as the differences in hardness between Ally and Steel makes it very very hard to do yourself without damaging the frame. You'll also need to then buy a tap as well and clean up the threads. Cheaper to get it done then buy the bits.
Then buy a decent set of allen keys, eg WERA., as good ones tend to round the bolt head less. Then look for bolts that are going rusty and replace with some stainless versions - you can buy multi-packs of ebay for very little. As pablo says copper slip or similar will prevent them from seizing, but be careful as it means they will undo easier as well - sometimes when you don't want them to.
Ta, very useful. In fact I work for an engineering company but I've tried the poor chap's patience with this bike one time too many before If this fails then take it to a frame builder or engineering company. Drilling out should be your last resort and don't do it yourself as the differences in hardness between Ally and Steel makes it very very hard to do yourself without damaging the frame. You'll also need to then buy a tap as well and clean up the threads. Cheaper to get it done then buy the bits.
Then buy a decent set of allen keys, eg WERA., as good ones tend to round the bolt head less. Then look for bolts that are going rusty and replace with some stainless versions - you can buy multi-packs of ebay for very little. As pablo says copper slip or similar will prevent them from seizing, but be careful as it means they will undo easier as well - sometimes when you don't want them to.
trashbat said:
rhinochopig said:
DO NOT DRILL OUT! Buy a bolt remover bit / kit first e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Alden-8440P-Grabit-Damaged-E...
If this fails then take it to a frame builder or engineering company. Drilling out should be your last resort and don't do it yourself as the differences in hardness between Ally and Steel makes it very very hard to do yourself without damaging the frame. You'll also need to then buy a tap as well and clean up the threads. Cheaper to get it done then buy the bits.
Then buy a decent set of allen keys, eg WERA., as good ones tend to round the bolt head less. Then look for bolts that are going rusty and replace with some stainless versions - you can buy multi-packs of ebay for very little. As pablo says copper slip or similar will prevent them from seizing, but be careful as it means they will undo easier as well - sometimes when you don't want them to.
Ta, very useful. In fact I work for an engineering company but I've tried the poor chap's patience with this bike one time too many before If this fails then take it to a frame builder or engineering company. Drilling out should be your last resort and don't do it yourself as the differences in hardness between Ally and Steel makes it very very hard to do yourself without damaging the frame. You'll also need to then buy a tap as well and clean up the threads. Cheaper to get it done then buy the bits.
Then buy a decent set of allen keys, eg WERA., as good ones tend to round the bolt head less. Then look for bolts that are going rusty and replace with some stainless versions - you can buy multi-packs of ebay for very little. As pablo says copper slip or similar will prevent them from seizing, but be careful as it means they will undo easier as well - sometimes when you don't want them to.
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