Removing & replacing bar ends: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
*This will sometimes help crack the bolt loose: Find a piece of rubber, like an old piece of heater hose or garden hose, and split it up the side. Put that over the bar end to protect it from scratching. Then clamp the bar end with a large pair of vise grips. Now turn the bar end and the bolt at the same time. | *This will sometimes help crack the bolt loose: Find a piece of rubber, like an old piece of heater hose or garden hose, and split it up the side. Put that over the bar end to protect it from scratching. Then clamp the bar end with a large pair of vise grips. Now turn the bar end and the bolt at the same time. | ||
*If you do strip a bolt head during this process, [[I need to remove a stripped screw | *If you do strip a bolt head during this process, [[I need to remove a stripped screw|see this FAQ page.]] | ||
*You can always drill the head off a stripped head, slide the bar end weight off, and clamp a vice grips onto the shaft of the bolt. It's much easier than messing around with easyouts. If you snap an easyout, you're in a world of hurt. | *You can always drill the head off a stripped head, slide the bar end weight off, and clamp a vice grips onto the shaft of the bolt. It's much easier than messing around with easyouts. If you snap an easyout, you're in a world of hurt. | ||