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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Glen on September 06, 2009, 04:14 PM
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Im stuck with a stem attached to the forks. Top bolt has been removed, 1 side bolt has been removed, 1 side bolt is rounded off. Drilling has no effect what so ever on the bolt. Hacksawing it just destroyed the blade. what now? I can just barely move the stem on the forks but thats using all my strength and it moves slightly - with front wheel and bars installed. The only other thing I can think of is getting a hacksaw blade for metal. help!
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Have you tried getting a torx bit & hammering it into the rounded off allen bolt, I've done this in the past & its worked.
Or can you get at any of the bolt shaft with a dremel ???
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Dremel with a grind disc on it would be my approach :daumenhoch:
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last one i had like this i got lad at work to weld allen key to the bolt and then removed worked treat .
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Post a pic of it up :daumenhoch:
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problem is a grind disk wont fit in the groove in the stem
A dremel one should; If you can get at it with a hacksaw then a dremel should be no problem.
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put the other bolt back in and really tighten it
then wack a torq bit into the rounded off one
should come undone then .
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turn the bike upside down and whilst holding the bars off the floor twat the bottom of the stem with a rubber mallet, once the stem is off all the pressure on the rounded out bolt should be released making it easier to remove
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What worked?
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if in doubt give it a clout :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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Nice one Kev, never have had to do that, but I will remember it :daumenhoch: