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Hi guys. I have a bit of a problem I am hoping some kind soul can help me with. I thought I had lost a bolt out of my Ventura Pack Rack, but it turns out the poxy thing has snapped off. Half of it is somewhere on the road between New Plymouth and Warkworth and the rest of it is still very firmly screwed into the hole it belongs in.
Does anyone have one of those magic gadgets that you can use to remove the remaining bit of bolt, that I could beg, borrow or steal please?
slofox
18th May 2012, 11:32
"Easi-outs" I think they used to be called way back in the olden days when I as a lad (last century y'know - when times were reeeeeeallllllly tough an' we hadta...rabbitrabbitrantravesnortadnauseam...)
I might still have some if you can't get them from anyone else Mom. I'll have a rat around in the unplumbed depths of the toolbox tonight.
rabbitrabbitrantravesnortadnauseam...
Bit early to be sniffing the Port Corks innit J?..:eek:
slofox
18th May 2012, 11:43
Bit early to be sniffing the Port Corks innit J?..:eek:
True. But it's never too early to get the "now in MYYYYYYYY day" reminiscences going, eh. :devil2:
I might be heading for the Naki this weekend. Will see if I can find the other half for you. Do you know where you lost it? :shifty:
Would think taking off that fairing then getting the bolt out with vice grips would be easier.
nodrog
18th May 2012, 12:54
...Does anyone have one of those magic gadgets that you can use to remove the remaining bit of bolt, that I could beg, borrow or steal please?
A decent Husband? They are abit hard to come by these days. :msn-wink:
The Pastor
18th May 2012, 12:58
yeah can you get some pliers or vice grips onto it?
A decent Husband? They are abit hard to come by these days. :msn-wink:
My job is to put things in, not pull things out.
There is nothing protruding on the inside under the back tail piece, that was the first thing I looked at.
nodrog
18th May 2012, 13:31
There is nothing protruding on the inside under the back tail piece, that was the first thing I looked at.
Just find a man, get him to drill it out as big as possible, hammer an old allen key into it, and undo it.
nzspokes
18th May 2012, 13:56
Once you start drilling it will heat up and probably start turning.
Best bet is to go down to bunnings and buy a left hand drill bit in a size a little smaller than the bolt.
nodrog
18th May 2012, 14:09
Once you start drilling it will heat up and probably start turning..
sweet, then it will just come out the other side.
...
Best bet is to go down to bunnings and buy a left hand drill bit in a size a little smaller than the bolt.
Then he will have to buy a left hand drill.
nzspokes
18th May 2012, 14:12
Then he will have to buy a left hand drill.
No standard one will do, just turn it upside down. :msn-wink:
MSTRS
18th May 2012, 14:53
sweet, then it will just come out the other side.
Then he will have to buy a left hand drill.
Silly. They have ones now where you can reverse the battery polarity...
Akzle
18th May 2012, 15:32
yes i've got a set or three. i will be in warkworth nekk week, but my tools are up home. so not a lot of good... unless it can wait a couple of weeks when i'll be coming back through again. probably.
but yea, your other option is to get a drill that is the same as the minor pitch diameter and drill that f*cker.
OR
you can go down to bunnings and buy a set of stud extractors for about 10-30$, use em, snap one and take em back for a refund...
not that i advocate buying shit tools at all. but if you're worried about forking out $$...
I have an easy-out set in the shed but my shed is in Puke'. I'm going to be at Hampton Downs ART on Sunday, if you know anybody who's going I can give it to them. Sing out if you need it.
Would think taking off that fairing then getting the bolt out with vice grips would be easier.
You think right, what a plonker I am, never thought to take it off so there would be some sticking out the front :confused:
yeah can you get some pliers or vice grips onto it?
Vice grips FTW!
yes i've got a set or three. i will be in warkworth nekk week, but my tools are up home. so not a lot of good... unless it can wait a couple of weeks when i'll be coming back through again. probably.
but yea, your other option is to get a drill that is the same as the minor pitch diameter and drill that f*cker.
OR
you can go down to bunnings and buy a set of stud extractors for about 10-30$, use em, snap one and take em back for a refund...
not that i advocate buying shit tools at all. but if you're worried about forking out $$...
Thank you for your advice, I will try to remember it
I have an easy-out set in the shed but my shed is in Puke'. I'm going to be at Hampton Downs ART on Sunday, if you know anybody who's going I can give it to them. Sing out if you need it.
Thank you.
Once you start drilling it will heat up and probably start turning.
Best bet is to go down to bunnings and buy a left hand drill bit in a size a little smaller than the bolt.
Smart Arse!
sweet, then it will just come out the other side.
Then he will have to buy a left hand drill.
I would prefer it to be in and out, not straight through :eek:
Silly. They have ones now where you can reverse the battery polarity...
Read above - Bling limits suck :yes:
I was actually really surprised at how little "shiney" metal was holing this bolt together. Almost none. There was a sliver of unoxidised metal showing, and that was all. Anyone got any ideas why the bolt would have failed like that?
I ride it most days to work with a small pack on. No real weight, my shoes and my lunch etc. Last weekend I had my big pack on (had to take the hair dryer and all that crap) obviously that was enough to snap the fecker. I did notice Millie reacting a bit more than usual in the wind riding down to Urenui last weekend, but put it down to the extra weight. Could that have been the beginning of the end?
Bolts fatigue and break when they are loose.
Bolts fatigue and break when they are loose.
Shame on me then. Thank you. I will have to get Maha to spank me later :devil2:
nzspokes
18th May 2012, 19:18
Maybe your taking to much lunch.:girlfight:
But seriously, go get some high tensile bolts so it wont happen again.
FJRider
18th May 2012, 19:35
I was actually really surprised at how little "shiney" metal was holing this bolt together. Almost none. There was a sliver of unoxidised metal showing, and that was all. Anyone got any ideas why the bolt would have failed like that?
These sort of bolts get made in the thousands each day. Some are flawed ... such is life. Probably one in a few hundred thousand are seriously flawed. Thank you for having it fitted to YOUR bike. It could quite easily have been fitted to another bike. One of OURS ... again ... thank you for that ...
But seriously, go get some high tensile bolts so it wont happen again.
What he said ...
imdying
5th June 2012, 17:22
Smart Arse!We wasn't taking the piss, it's actually a great way to get a broken bolt out. Drill goes in reverse (most drills will, every cordless drill will at least, and that's all you'd need). When the flutes grab on the bolt, they'll either start drilling, or wind it out for you.
schrodingers cat
5th June 2012, 18:25
Left hand drill bit.
For real
http://whatsintheshop.blogspot.co.nz/2010/12/left-hand-drill-bit.html
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