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Old 05-31-2010, 07:15 AM
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+1 on compressed air or utility knife.
 
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Old 05-31-2010, 08:34 AM
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use a butter knife.. lift the edges and pour some rubbing alcohol or finger nail polish remover down the grips....
air compressor.. twist off..
 
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Why are you guys gluing the left grip anyways?

None of mine have been glued….the collar of my left grip sits in a channel in the switch housing, it ain't going anywhere…..makes for extremely easy grip swap outs.

Maybe some don't have this same set up?
 
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Push a hacksaw blade between the bars and grip and work it around I have done this several times and it always works. You can then reuse the grip. Good luck
 
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you guys are doing too much work.. the nail polish or alcohol, loosens the glue almost immediately.... and the grips will almost just slide off...

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Dont have compressor yet but brought it to work and it was off in 2 sec.
 
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Wish I would have known about the alcohol before I did my bar swap. I tried everything but that. I ended up tearing the ribber insert in my iso grips. Luckly you can buy just the laft grip.
 
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compressed air for sure, just did it saturday. alcohol or nail polish remover makes sense too. combining the two should work awesome
 
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I've always just twisted them off. Not easy but do-able.
 
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Originally Posted by ashmarc
Why are you guys gluing the left grip anyways?

None of mine have been glued….the collar of my left grip sits in a channel in the switch housing, it ain't going anywhere…..makes for extremely easy grip swap outs.

Maybe some don't have this same set up?
I was thinking the same thing.
 


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