Stripped water bottle cage screw removal?
04-12-09, 01:22 PM
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Stripped water bottle cage screw removal?
Just got a Reynolds steel frame on CL. It's in good shape but 1 of the bottle cages has stripped hex screw heads.
If it were anywhere else I would get it out with caveman methods but it's not so...
What would you guys do? It's a round head screw so there's no grabbing the sides of it.
If it were anywhere else I would get it out with caveman methods but it's not so...
What would you guys do? It's a round head screw so there's no grabbing the sides of it.
04-12-09, 02:01 PM
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Either use an Easy-out or use a Dremel to file a slot across the bolt so you can fit a screwdriver on it. In any case, I'd spray it with PB blaster (or Liquid Wrench or WD-40, in that order of preference) and let it soak for an hour or two before you start cranking on it.
04-12-09, 02:08 PM
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pliers, use the inner jagged teeth section... after soaking it in liquid wrench..
any model will do.
any model will do.
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Either use an Easy-out or use a Dremel to file a slot across the bolt so you can fit a screwdriver on it. In any case, I'd spray it with PB blaster (or Liquid Wrench or WD-40, in that order of preference) and let it soak for an hour or two before you start cranking on it.
04-12-09, 04:58 PM
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cheap aluminum M5 bolts strip real easy. what's more, if they rust together with steel, they'll bond.
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Hacksaw or Dremel a slot across the bolt head and remove it with a screwdriver.
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I used a piece of hacksaw to cut a slot on the screw heads and put some penetrating oil on there. The first screw finally came out.
The other one started to turn, (or so I thought) and the head snapped off.
I drilled a pilot hole and inserted the screw extractor. It won't budge.
I think what's left of the shaft of the screw is married to the hole.
I guess I am done with it.
Thanks for the help.
The other one started to turn, (or so I thought) and the head snapped off.
I drilled a pilot hole and inserted the screw extractor. It won't budge.
I think what's left of the shaft of the screw is married to the hole.
I guess I am done with it.
Thanks for the help.
04-13-09, 08:57 PM
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PB Blaster. Really, it's that good. Try it.
04-14-09, 05:21 AM
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I used to have this happen all the time when I was a kid back on the farm with other things. Dad picked up a left hand drill bit from a machine shop. Use it to drill through the center of the screw/bolt, use one thats about 2/3 diameter of the bolt so you don't go too big and mess up the threads but big enough you remove most of the material and it will relax some of the pressure on the threads and back out. Need a reverseable drill of course, the left hand bit works best since all the forces on the bolt are going the direction you want.
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What enine said. Drill through the remaining screw. Dremel it down flat to get a good start. Once you get the drill through you should be able to pretty much pull it out. Chase the threads with a tap once you're done.
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04-14-09, 06:36 AM
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All the PB Blaster in the world isn't going to help you if you can't get a grip on it. I like the EZ out screws. A little cash, but guaranteed success.
