Bicycle Mechanics - stripped bolts.

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tyler3400
05-16-04, 07:13 PM
yeh i stripped a bolt on my 3 piece cranks and i need to get them off so i can ride it for a few days . but with its stripped i cant even begin to get ti loosend.. is there neway i can get it to come off . i was thinknig put some super glue in it n put the tool in it to and let it dry. but then i would half to replace the bolt . is it worth it?

pyze-guy
05-16-04, 07:32 PM
yeh i stripped a bolt on my 3 piece cranks and i need to get them off so i can ride it for a few days . but with its stripped i cant even begin to get ti loosend.. is there neway i can get it to come off . i was thinknig put some super glue in it n put the tool in it to and let it dry. but then i would half to replace the bolt . is it worth it?

You can drill them out, carefully.
AndrewP
05-16-04, 08:11 PM
You need to be more specific as to exactly what you have stripped - is this the thread in the crank where you screw in the crank extractor, or is it the thread on the cotter pin of a 1970s three piece crank, or the thread on the end of the bottom bracket shaft etc.

slvoid
05-16-04, 08:35 PM
Get an easy out from the hardware store, see if that would work.
cowdotpat
05-17-04, 05:07 AM
don't ever get an easy out. for every once it works there's 20 times it'll break and then you're stuffed