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Rounded Allen Key Bolt?


Max Quinn

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don't faff about. get some/one o these. makes the job far far easier. similar to a thread tapping tool, but with an anti-clockwise thread. so u drill a hole smaller in diameter than the bolt through the head downwards, and screw in the Easy Out until it gets to wide for the hole. keep twistin and it unscrews the bolt. saves u supergluin the bolt in by mistake, or meltin anythin tryin to weld somethin to the top.

Easy peasy. i would get a set maself, but i don't round bolts of tongue.gif

smithy

helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo?

and again, if u can undo the bolt with a screwdriver (which has near zero leverage) how in the f**k did u round it off in the first place!? argh! i hate being a perfectionist (or do i just do things 'correctly'?) either way, usin the CORRECT tools eliminates any chance of wreckin other stuff. and generally, tools are cheaper than bike parts

smithy

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Scenario 2: I have the same issue however the top of the bolt is below the top of the chainring, so sawing grooves, angle grinding wouldnt work. Also the chainring bolt in there is ~2years old and was initially put in with loctite.  :">

The chainring does need replacing so if destroying it with a grinder is the only option then so be it  :blink:

Any ideas on how to extract bolt and salvage chainring?

Will.

Get a file, file a spanner flat onto the edge of the bolt, use a spanner to unscrew the bolt. Same goes for the guy who started the thread.

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