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Photo is of my bike frame. 1 of the 2 black bolts have rounded so I can not remove the black shock mount. I will need to remove soon as will get this sprayed professionaly.
Any ideas?
Pls help, rounded bolt - see pic
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Photo is of my bike frame. 1 of the 2 black bolts have rounded so I can not remove the black shock mount. I will need to remove soon as will get this sprayed professionaly.
Any ideas?
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drill it out.
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Got a bigger photo? lol
lol
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hacksaw/file a slot across it, use a big flathead
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Cold chisel or hacksaw a slot in it for a big screwdriver.
Edit: as above
Edit: as above
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Picture is small but it looks like a torx screw to me. Is it perfectly round or does it have small ridges? If its got the ridges it is a torx bolt and you just need to use a screwdriver with the correct size torx bit.
isn't the point that they've been rounded hence a torx driver/insert will not work
like already said ,hacksaw a small groove into the top and use a screwdriver or you could file a flat on the sides and try an adjustable spanner
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I find a Dremel fitted with a cutting disc does a better job than a hacksaw for cutting a slot in rounded bolts.
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As mentioned I would carefully use a Dremel to make a slot, if that fails drill it out, shouldn't take too long.
As mentioned I would carefully use a Dremel to make a slot, if that fails drill it out, shouldn't take too long.
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This, with a hacksaw you chance hitting the bike frame. A dremel would do it fine, unless its a hardened bolt, but with it being rounded off i doubt it is.
There was a thread no long ago with this exact same question.
photo is small, cut out of the orginal photo. But dremel would be the way to go.
