Go on Amazon, and search Vampliers. They work on just about anything, without the risk of damaging the bike.

 

I liked the video on vampliers!!

 

but wait! there's more.......

whenever i see something that says, 'not available in stores', i gotta wonder why. though these do look similar to the craftsman bolt extractors

why do you want to heat up the loctite, and then let it sit overnight again? doesn't that defeat the purpose? or is that 2 different approaches? try one, if it doesn't work, try the other.....

 

Thanks everybody. I tried the chisel trick, the bolt wouldn't budge. Next I'm going to cut a deep as I can groove all the way across the bolt head with a dremel and use a 1/2" impact socket with a flat blade screwdriver bit in it.
If that don't work, I'll take it to a machine shop and see what they can do.

If that don't work, I guess I'm SOL. I would hate to have to buy a new triple tree upper bracket, tear it all down and put it back together.

I hate it when somethings not perfect on my bike. The other three allen head chrome bolts look good though.

 

Impact drivers are worth their weight in gold--- I would be very surprised if this doesn't get the job done.
Just a reminder, make sure the driver is set to impact anti clockwise to loosen.

 

Impact driver. Impact driver! The kind you hit with a hammer. They work really good for this kind of thing . But you may have screwed it up too much by trying other crap. I don't understand flat head bit in a 1/2 in socket. That don't make sense.

 

Can't remember. I wrote down the website when I saw the commercial, but haven't seen the commercial in a while.


I usually just check the "As Seen on TV" aisle at Wal-Mart, or go to the "As Seen on TV" store at the local mall.

 

Amen. Mine has saved my @$$ many times over the years. Cut the right sized groove for a blade screwdriver bit, then hammer and twist. Don't cut the groove too deep or it'll just rip the head off the bolt. Obviously make sure the impact driver is set to apply pressure in the right direction (don't ask me why I mentioned this). Have also used the 'chisel' method...and vise grips (which wouldn't work in this case)...and have ground down two opposite sides so an open end wrench would fit. As an absolute last resort, you could probably drill the entire bolt and threads out, then re-tap the triple tree to the next size up.