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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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Re: Glued in bolt caps?
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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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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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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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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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