HELP!!! Bolt stuck trying to install lowering blocks
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HELP!!! Bolt stuck trying to install lowering blocks
Long story short I was trying to install lowering blocks on my bike and while installing the bolt that is threaded into the swing arm it seezed up on me everything was going fine and it all of a sudden started getting tight before it was all the way in so I stoped and tryed to back the bolt out and it got extremely stuck and now I am starting to strip the head of the bolt trying to get it out. I am stuck not sure where to go from here and extremely bummed about it. Any tips advice for me? Do I need to bring it in somewhere and have them drill it out or... Thanks in advance.
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If you're stripping the head of the bolt, you're using the wrong tool, wrong size or low quality. Get the right SAE or metric size socket or wrench for the bolt and finish backing it out. You'll only need to drill the stud if the head of the bolt actually breaks from the stud. Once the bolt is out you'll need to chase the threads with a tap and get a new bolt. You may need a thread repair like a heli-coil if the hole is too damaged. If the head snaps from the stud as you're removing the bolt, and you don't have experience drilling a stud and using an easy-out, take your bike to a machine shop or you may cause greater damage.
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Thanks guys I really appriciate the information!! I have been googling and alot of ppl say to use heat I just can't heat the swing arm itself however do to the fact it will destroy the paint onj the swing arm. So you can't just heat the bolt and have the bolt transfer some heat? I am going to sleep on it and possibly take some cracks at it tommorrow after work. I did not try super hard to get the bolt out due to the fact it started rounding out the hex head on the bolt. I think I may try a round vise grips and some heat to see if I can back it out that way.
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