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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Glued in bolt caps? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1566474598 Message started by philthymike on 08/22/19 at 04:49:58 |
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Title: Glued in bolt caps? Post by philthymike on 08/22/19 at 04:49:58 The chrome plastic caps found on many of the allen head bolts. Are they glued in place by Suzuki? While trying to take my master cylinder off I found the bolt caps impossible to pry out without breaking the plastic. After breaking it all apart and scraping out as much as I could from the bolt there's this mess that appears to be super glue inside the bolt head that I can't get out. And because of it I can't fit the allen key into it. Any suggestions? |
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Title: Re: Glued in bolt caps? Post by Gary_in_NJ on 08/22/19 at 06:34:08 No glue. It's an interference fit. Sounds like a previous owner got tired of reinserting them and glued 'em in rather than replace them. |
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Title: Re: Glued in bolt caps? Post by stewmills on 08/22/19 at 06:49:58 If it is super glue, acetone (nail polish remover) is the best antidote to soften/loosen/break up the glue where maybe you can pick it out with a small metal pick. |
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Title: Re: Glued in bolt caps? Post by philthymike on 08/22/19 at 06:53:52 There's no end to the dumb stuff that the previous owner did to this bike. Like the touch up paint on the tank and fenders that turned piss yellow.... Is there a safe solvent for glue I can use to clear out these bolt heads? Anything faster than trying to pick away at this crap? |
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Title: Re: Glued in bolt caps? Post by philthymike on 08/22/19 at 06:55:38 3A3D2C3E242025253A490 wrote:
I've got acetone somewhere. |
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