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tommybhoy
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PostPosted: 18:27 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Allen key knot problems. Reply with quote
looking for some advice and help here.I got some heated grip for my bike off santa .I went out today to put them on and noticed that the knots on the handle-bar ends are all rung and wont take the key..

How could i get these out???
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PostPosted: 18:40 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Re: Allen key knot problems. Reply with quote
tommybhoy wrote:
and noticed that the knots on the handle-bar ends are all rung and wont take the key.


The what and the whonow? that makes absolutely no sense at all. Please can you try to rephrase it, perhaps by replacing the words 'knots' and 'rung' with words that actually make sense.
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PostPosted: 18:47 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry SIR.

That would be nuts ...100 hundred lines for me..........
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PostPosted: 18:50 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you have new bar ends or are trying to refit the existing ones?
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PostPosted: 18:56 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Honestly if it was easier i would buy new bars ends.Could i cut them off how far in could/would i go in.
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PostPosted: 19:45 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
What you are saying is that the allen key doesn't fit the bolts in the end of your bar ends?

OK that makes more sense. Can you post a pic of the ends of your bar ends please?

I would suggest not trying to cut them, they are usually quite thick...
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PostPosted: 19:52 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
If the allen bolts are rounded off could you not just drill them out?
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PostPosted: 20:18 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I will post a photo tomorrow. About drilling i have no idea how long the bolt is.
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PostPosted: 20:23 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Re: Allen key knot problems. Reply with quote
tommybhoy wrote:
looking for some advice and help here.I got some heated grip for my bike off santa .I went out today to put them on and noticed that the knots on the handle-bar ends are all rung and wont take the key..

How could i get these out???


If you mean the nuts are wrong and wont take the key you probably need the correct size tool to remove the old ones.
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PostPosted: 20:29 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
What size is stamped on the key you are using is it metric or imperial?
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PostPosted: 02:51 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
this is the best i have in my files.It not the bolt size that matters now,it just didnt turn and it now a circle
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PostPosted: 04:12 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Use mole-grips you fooking muppet.
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PostPosted: 04:44 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
hammer in an oversized torx bit and use that to undo the bolt
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PostPosted: 11:47 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
A big pair of grips will probably get them undone, but it won't do your bar ends any favours.
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PostPosted: 12:00 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
tommybhoy wrote:
this is the best i have in my files.It not the bolt size that matters now,it just didnt turn and it now a circle


So you used the wrong size and rounded it off. Thinking
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PostPosted: 12:09 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I bet the key came with some MFI flat pack.
The photo really helps BTW.
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PostPosted: 12:50 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
tommybhoy wrote:
I will post a photo tomorrow. About drilling i have no idea how long the bolt is.


Can't see the benefit of drilling TBH. You would get the bar end off but the threaded part would still be stuck inside the bar. Guess you could drill that bit out assuming its not too deep.

Same with the mole grips. It might work but there is every chance that the bar end would just spin around the bolt.

Best option is to use an impact driver with a torx bit.

You could also use a dremel to cut a slot in the head of the bolt and use a flat screwdriver.

Where do you live?
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PostPosted: 13:20 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is it a bolt that goes through the bar end, or an 'all-in-one' bar end where the thread is part of the bar end itself?
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PostPosted: 13:30 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
MattEMulsion wrote:
Is it a bolt that goes through the bar end, or an 'all-in-one' bar end where the thread is part of the bar end itself?


Good question but I think its wasted Wink
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PostPosted: 15:07 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ichy wrote:
Good question but I think its wasted Wink

I think you may be right... Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 16:32 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
got it sorted thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: 16:34 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
tommybhoy wrote:
got it sorted thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Going to let us know HOW then?
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magic maybe?
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PostPosted: 16:54 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had an old set in the garage,so what i done was used a grinder to cut an inch off the ones on the bike ,then just tapped off what was left of the handle-bar end .Then i just used vise grips to unscrew the rest of the bolts..
Sound a bit extreme but it worked .nice and hot now
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You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.
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