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V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

Gixxer srad, have polished yoke, wanna remove shitty yoke, ignition is held on to it by 2 security bolts underneath to make theft n stuff harder i assume, how do us honest people get these bolts out? cheers

Leon

irving · Traffic Copper Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Karma :

hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

with a grinder...... as long as you dont want the old yoke that is.
just grind the two bits where the ignition is screwed to and through the 2 bolts.
you could try drilling into the bolt it self and then use a screw extraxctor to remove the bolt,
but the material of the said bolt is very hard, and i cant say i had any luck doing that when i changed my front end Mr. Green

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irving · Traffic Copper Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Karma :

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

At a guess a pair of really strong molegrips will have sufficient force to grip these types of nuts. I'd imagine the jaws of the grips will bite in to the smooth cone and give enough grip to allow turning.
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irving · Traffic Copper Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Karma :

V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

Heres what the bolt head looks like....

Its recessed a good 20mm and nothing but the right tool will fit in there, is it something all garages would stock? Or something i could buy? I dont really want to cut/grind anything, the dark grey is the top of the head, light grey the bottom, obviously its all neat and uniform unlike my pic, but my mouse is poorly, Theres a raised circle in the middle of the head where the tool would have to be hollow.

Leon

V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

Ok the pics not loading.......... Crying or Very sad

Leon

irving · Traffic Copper Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Karma :

V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

8th one along Smile

(2nd in from right)

Well found!

Leon

gavin · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

if you go into B&Q they sell those security torx bits for those bolts, they are by spax i believe. have a look in the screws section, not the tool bay. alternatively you cvan get them from screwfix.

alternatively you could just break the pin, they are brittle and a sound tap with a small drift will have them off and you can use an ordinary torx bit. wont be secure again though!
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irving · Traffic Copper Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Karma :

V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

Ok thanks alot Smile

I'll go B&Q tomorrow Thumbs Up

Leon

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

halfords sell the tamperproof torx bits too.

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