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Help With Broken Chain adjuster

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Motorrad:
Dont know if you have a Mig welder or not.... But my way of extracting bolts like this, is to get a nut.... set it over the broken bolt.... and weld them together....   helps if you use a smaller nut than the bolt (creates a guide so you dont get into the swing arm)... then you just remove with a wrench......

Makes it nice because your not at risk for drilling the threads out of the swingarm.


Also... if the bolt will spin freely, just doesnt have enough to get ahold of.... Try getting a drill.... (electric) and putting either a bad drill bit, or a piece of rod in it..... push it REALLY hard against the bolt, and spin it counter clockwise.... sometimes it will because of the friction cause the bolt to spin with the bit and walk it out..  (only works if the bolt spins freely)...

Dutch-K5 Fan:

--- Quote from: bunk on November 17, 2008, 03:33:44 AM ---So.... my sprocket side adjuster bolt broke this weekend.  Any ideas on what causes that to break?  Is there really that much pressure on those where it snaps? 

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I don't now if your wheel was far to the back. Thats wy Pro circuit sells asimetric axle blocks so that
 the bolt doesn't gets to long  and break.
Snap On sells Left turning drills, there are awsome. Not cheap but very good!!

Dutchie

Danger4u2:
Once you get it out get some Never Seez and coat the threads.  I use Zip Ty axel blocks.  The bolt goes through the block and has a c clip that holds the block to the bolt.  When you remove the axle the blocks stay on the bike.

bunk:
Those zip-tie blocks look like the way to go.  Thanks for posting that up.

maddoggy:

--- Quote from: Danger4u2 on November 17, 2008, 07:52:07 AM ---Once you get it out get some Never Seez and coat the threads.  I use Zip Ty axel blocks.  The bolt goes through the block and has a c clip that holds the block to the bolt.  When you remove the axle the blocks stay on the bike.

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don't ever use silver antisieze on a bolt that contacts aluminum. the silver kind actually eats away at the aluminum and when you try to remove the bolt it will sieze up and you'll probably break it off and then the cussing will start.
trust me i've done it and learned the hard way.  MADDOGGY

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