| Author | Message | ||
     Pcmodeler |
 .....because you'll destroy the damn things trying to take them off. Let's see, I went through two T-40's, a bunch of WD-40, stripped out several bolt heads and in the end, had to use a vice grip to remove two of the rotor bolts and all of the sprocket bolts. That's crazy. There is no reason those bolt holes should have been that sloppy fitting. I didn't even keep track of how much time I spent trying to remove them. Good thing I wasn't paying a shop by the hour. | ||
| M1combat |
Mine came off just fine... You didn't use torx heads from auto zone did you? Those suck... WD-40? Isn't that a de-greaser? I'm not sure what I would have used instead, but I can't think that WD-40 was the best stuff. Liquid wrench maybe? It would lubricate the torx heads too and to be honest I hate those damn things anyway... Anyway... I did strip one Torx bit, but then went and picked up a good one from Sears and didn't have another issue. | ||
| Diablobrian |
The "lock patch" that they use on those bolts responds much better to heat than solvents. Also remember that steel and aluminum will always corrode when placed together with any moisture. That will also keep them from wanting to move. Most of the time it is not a bad thing to have firmly anchored bolts on your sprocket and rotors. | ||
| Pcmodeler |
Nope. Not AutoZone. One was from a set I bough many years ago. They are fantastic..seat belt anchors, everything. Never had a problem using them on anything. The other one that got stripped was from Sears. Stripped on the first turn. Looks like I forgot to mention that I did pick up a propane torch to heat them up as well in addition to smacking them multiple times with a hammer. You know, I already ordered replacements from Dave, but do you think maybe different bolt head types might be better for this type of thing? Granted, they may not look as nice, but even an allan head or something. | ||
| Diablobrian |
If you do make sure they are grade 12 or so. the softer alloys may shear under stress. |
