Helpful hint.

The Shaggy D.A. · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :

When you have an engine out of the frame and decide to replace all the bolts with hex head stainless steel jobbies, make sure you can still get at least the short end of the allen key into the top of them when it's back in the frame. Particularly on the places where access is already tight, like the fucking valve inspection covers. Oh, and if using thread lock, just use enough to do the job, don't glue the fuckers in too.

Off out to buy some ball end allen keys.

Meh.
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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Don't forget the hacksaw so that you can make shorter allen keys.
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The Shaggy D.A. · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :

Did that on a spare allen key, unfortunately that one seemed to be made of cheese. However, buried at the bottom of the house toolkit was an allen key from an Ikea chair, did the job, so that's now staying with the bike.

Now I just need to find my 10mm ring spanner so I can actually adjust the bloody thing. Looks like I'm going to be on Halford's doorstep at 10am tomorrow.

Meh.
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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Something I've had to do in the past is cut a small piece off an allen key so that it goes into the bolt and sticks out about 5mm. You can then use a spanner to turn the bolt. Just use a magnet to retrieve the allen key bit.
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