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Ozzyxb9r
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 04:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

hi there,

i went to do a trans oil change and burred head of one of the allen key type bolts that hold the clutch cover on...whats the best way to remove the burred bolt?

cheers

morgan
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Shawn_9r
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 05:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Morgan, when you say burred? Do you mean striped? If so you can get left handed drill bit/screw extractor and it should come right out.
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Coldwthrrider
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 08:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Two of the three stupid torx screws holding the primary cover on stripped because the previous owner over tightened them. I had to drill them out (carefully!) and there was plenty of shaft length to grab with a vise grips to back the threads out. The HD dealer has hex head replacements for those (or a hardware store maybe). Watch the torque specs and use them!
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Blake
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 01:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

When removing those fasteners, it is important to first break loose each one (maybe 1/8th turn) before then fully removing them. Removing one fastener while leaving the others still fully tightened will put the others in a serious bind and lead to stripping the head of the screws.

For next time. : )
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Ozzyxb9r
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 06:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ive stripped the head of the screw, so i need a screw extractor?
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Dbenjami
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yea, i just removed one today with a screw extractor... pretty easy job...
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Awprior
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 07:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I had the same problem with my M2, I'm not sure if this fix will work for your bike or not. I replaced the torx fasteners with a few 1/4-20 3/4" socket head capscrews, with a few washers behind them to space them out correctly. I trust them much more than the torx fasteners. You can either use a screw extractor (a really small one, they're sometimes tough to get into a screw that small), or you can try to notch a side of the fastener and use a screwdriver and hammer to carefully spin it out. This is what I had to do with mine, those fasteners are really hard.

This is what I have done on my bike now, mind the little bit of rust on the capscrews, my bike isn't exactly a garage queen...

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Al_lighton
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 10:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

FYI, 1/4-20 Pan head (Allen) screws in stainless are a Home depot stock item.

Al
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Awprior
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 10:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I couldn't find the stainless ones and was in a pinch... Thanks for the heads up, Al.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2004 - 09:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You probably won't need the easy out, just drill off the head, and lift the cover over it, there will probably be enough left of the bolt for a pair of vice grips.
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Freyke
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2004 - 09:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Get your but to your nearest "Big Box" store (Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home-Depot, Sears, etc) and pick yourself up a Black & Decker Screw Extractor Set PN/16270.... Works like a champ!... I got mine at Home Depot...
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