Removing a nearly rounded allen bolt

[boomer]

That's ok if there's solid support behind it. But where it's merely a screw in a fairing join, damage is easily inflicted with any impact.

Well where else do you find fairing bolts..??!!! you tap it..!!!


jeeeez

[Max Preload]

Well where else do you find fairing bolts..??!!! you tap it..!!!


jeeeez

Ummm frequently between upper and lower sections with no support behind it... just with a panel clip for the thread.

[westie]

This thread is funny.
Lots of guys incessantly wondering if the fella got his screw or not

Even getting frustrated

[Skyryder]

Ya need something like this

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-A...Set-462398.htm


Skyyrder

[Winston001]

Well....?? What happened??

[kimjie]

what the heck is this thread? does the guy got that bolt out yet??? if not just bring that to the nearest shop and let them do that.... (if he's working he should have money for that) goodluck..

[blue eyed savage]

angle grinder. good for removing everthing or find somone with an easy out.

[breakaway]

Finally got it out

[imne1]

you can VERY carefully remove it using a sharp pin punch and a moderate size hammer, tap it in straight first so it has a good grip then angle the punch so that you turn it anti clockwise and Hey Presto !! ... one loose bolt.

[Winston001]

Good man and thanks for the update.

[themechanics]

hay p38 had the right idea if that dont work ya can drill the head off it gd lk
bazza

[puddy]

Finally got it out

It looks like a tinny jammed in there! Fucking potheads!

[roadracingoldfart]

I cant be naffed to read every page to see if this ones been covered.....
If you have a Phillips , Pozi , Inhex (allen key) or anything with a female drive and its a bit rounded and wont grab with the rite tool .
Try this -----
get some Valve paste , Jif , cutting compound, flour mixed with a bit of oil , chalk or any kind of gritty paste and smear it into the damaged drive recess. The gap filling property of the gritty paste will take the clearance up with the tool and the damaged bolt / screw , whatever can most times be removed in a normal fashion.
You can even splash out and buy the real Mcoy from Re-coil (the re-coil insert brand) if you want but a good old gritty shit will do just as well.
Its got me out of the shit a few times and its simple with little cost, and the skill level is classed as retarded level. (thats why i know how to do it).

Paul.

[westie]

Friggen finally breakaway!
Good piccy of the offending bolt.
In hind sight a tap with a hammer and your fingers could of gotten the thing out.

[Scouse]

Trying to remove fairing from my GSXR 600 today, and after removing all the bolts, I discovered that the last one was rounded! Looks like the prick that had it before me did it.

It is a 5mm bolt, one like this:



I don't think I am going to be able to get it out using any conventional means. It's so badly rounded that the allen key has absolutely no grip, it just turns.

How do I get it out?

Drill it out and use a screw extractor, its somthing that looks like a tap but instead of a thread on it it has an anti clockwise helix. Just be carefull not to use to big a drill, otherwise the screw extractor may cause the bolt to expand, if that happens your basicly fooked.