Blanchy
Wizard
The rotor bolts are locktited in maybe a tad of heat?
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Went for a 350km summer ride on surprisingly quiet roads. Scraped the right peg on a tight-ish corner on a great section of road none as 10-Mile (16kilometres of fun twisty road). Also the first time I've ever scraped a peg on any bike.
When Sydney riders say they are going for Broke, this is often the road they take. The other side of Broke also has some fun roads.
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The rotor bolts are locktited in maybe a tad of heat?
I was wondering the same thing. I have a HF Heat Gun at home. I'll try some heat but still must wait for the T40 Torx to arrive. I bought an "impact" one cause the crappy one I had twisted at the tip when I went to remove the first one. I guess it pays sometimes to buy quality stuff cause you only pay once!
I was wondering the same thing. I have a HF Heat Gun at home. I'll try some heat but still must wait for the T40 Torx to arrive. I bought an "impact" one cause the crappy one I had twisted at the tip when I went to remove the first one. I guess it pays sometimes to buy quality stuff cause you only pay once!
You will need some heat Billy , I used a small propane torch , the electric heat gun might work but it will take along time . Good luck
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Did you heat the bolts themselves or the surrounding area? I like the heat gun on 1500 watts. I don't want to warp anything on the rotor.
Billy,
They usually use red locktite on rotor bolts. Put the propane torch to the bolt. Usually you see a small puff of smoke when the red locktite releases. You would have just wrecked the bolt no matter how good the socket was without heating it first.
Don't worry about getting it too hot unless you are using map gas, propane won't hurt it.
Billy,
They usually use red locktite on rotor bolts. Put the propane torch to the bolt. Usually you see a small puff of smoke when the red locktite releases. You would have just wrecked the bolt no matter how good the socket was without heating it first.
Don't worry about getting it too hot unless you are using map gas, propane won't hurt it.
Did Putty, Bylong Valley Way and Bells Line on Saturday. Monday was Old Road, Wollombi, Broke, 10 Mile and back the same way. 1000km with a lot of fun bitumen in those 2 days.Did you do the Putty/Wollombi/Old Road loop? It's an awesome ride, especially on a weekday.
Did Putty, Bylong Valley Way and Bells Line on Saturday. Monday was Old Road, Wollombi, Broke, 10 Mile and back the same way. 1000km with a lot of fun bitumen in those 2 days.
Billy I'd had many Yamaha rotor bolts do that. Regardless of how careful I am one will strip. What I typically do is drill the entire head off then use vise grips to remove the rest of it. This is after the rotor is off. Give that you don't want to reuse brake rotor bolts it's a wash. If it is really stubborn I'll fit it with flame to melt the Loctite.