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Glued in bolt caps?
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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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2630 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Glued in bolt caps? Reply #1 - 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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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2635 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Glued in bolt caps? Reply #2 - 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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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: Glued in bolt caps? Reply #3 - 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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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: Glued in bolt caps? Reply #4 - 08/22/19 at 06:55:38 stewmills wrote 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. I've got acetone somewhere.
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