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Title: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: mark 2 on May 07, 2009, 10:16 AM: Don't know why I never thought of this before....grind the chewed bit down to some fresh meat. Voila. I thank you....... :-*
Title: Re: Chewed up allan key?
Post by: teamsano on May 07, 2009, 04:56 PM: strangely enough, i performed this 'mod' the other week too! lolZZ
Title: Re: Chewed up allan key?
Post by: lodge on May 07, 2009, 05:23 PM: Try this with a hacksaw and you will understand the meaning of hardened steel. :2funny:
Title: Re: Chewed up allan key?
Post by: Gary72 on May 07, 2009, 05:52 PM: Quote from: S&Mc Bicycle Co on May 07, 2009, 05:23 PM
Try this with a hacksaw and you will understand the meaning of hardened steel. :2funny:
Try cutting down Odyssey pegs :buck2:
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: CD17 on May 07, 2009, 07:08 PM: Buy decent allen keys & you won't have to :daumenhoch:

I use the Bondhus ones they are the best, they last forever 8)
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: buzzlightyear05 on May 07, 2009, 08:04 PM: Quote from: wish id kept my TA on May 07, 2009, 07:08 PM
Buy decent allen keys & you won't have to :daumenhoch:

I use the Bondhus ones they are the best, they last forever 8)

Ill secong that i use them at work, 3 years of using a 6mm Bondhus every day and its still perfect. They will also swap for a new one if you manage top mangle one FOC to.
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: dbone on May 08, 2009, 04:26 PM: This is how i extract chewed up allen heads,take a metal blade put it in a hacksaw make sure its in the right way teeth facing the right way and cut a slit in the allen head then get a screwdriver and turn out as you would take out a screw ...job done.
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: MartyC on May 08, 2009, 05:50 PM: Quote from: dbone on May 08, 2009, 04:26 PM
This is how i extract chewed up allen heads,take a metal blade put it in a hacksaw make sure its in the right way teeth facing the right way and cut a slit in the allen head then get a screwdriver and turn out as you would take out a screw ...job done.

Easier way is to hammer a torx head into the allen head and undo :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: buzzlightyear05 on May 08, 2009, 05:57 PM: Cant go wrong with a set of these in your tools box if you round out the head :daumenhoch:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Facom-Broken-Sheared-Stud-Extractor-Set_W0QQitemZ310136126030QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item310136126030&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A16%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: dbone on May 08, 2009, 06:10 PM: them are easy outs.......thats when one snaps the head off completely ....still good to have in ones toolbox.
Title: Re: Chewed up allen key?
Post by: dj_benice on May 08, 2009, 06:13 PM: bunch of men showing off their tools..... sounds like the late night shenanigans at MK :shocked: :-* :shocked:
Title: Re: Chewed up allan key?
Post by: teamsano on May 09, 2009, 08:42 PM: Quote from: S&Mc Bicycle Co on May 07, 2009, 05:23 PM
Try this with a hacksaw and you will understand the meaning of hardened steel. :2funny:

i used a hacksaw, and it was no probs, maybe my blade was on the correct way? ;D
Title: Re: Chewed up allan key?
Post by: CD17 on May 10, 2009, 08:01 AM: Quote from: teamsano on May 09, 2009, 08:42 PM
Quote from: S&Mc Bicycle Co on May 07, 2009, 05:23 PM
Try this with a hacksaw and you will understand the meaning of hardened steel. :2funny:

i used a hacksaw, and it was no probs, maybe my blade was on the correct way? ;D

Maybe you were cutting cheap $hit allen keys ;D