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Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:58 am
by Killerwhale
Well, there are no chance i can get a front bolt off ATM...so question...
Are the front and rear discbolts the same....M8 30mm??
Danke!
....and wouldn´t i be good with 20mm.
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:39 am
by phuk72
Yes they are the same IIRC
Try smashing in a star (torx) bit or using an allen key and then, using a punch, knock the head into the key to create a 'new' hole
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:40 am
by Omegaman
i replaced all mine recently and they are made of a very soft cheese .........
i havent been that delicate at doing something since i played operation at the tender age of 8

Re: Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:43 am
by Killerwhale
Omegaman wrote:i replaced all mine recently and they are made of a very soft cheese .........
i havent been that delicate at doing something since i played operation at the tender age of 8

Well, i struggled with the rear a year ago but that´s fine and the front will be on there for a while longer....i just wanted to prepare with a set of TI bolts...
Cheers guy´s!
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:34 pm
by Trixz
Front and back are thesame! (as said).
Did mine last year and needed a wrench to get them out

Sadly I've put them back in with blue locktight... don't know how much effort it will cost me in a few months to get them out again
Greetz
Gerben
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:55 pm
by Killerwhale
Trixz wrote:Front and back are thesame! (as said).
Did mine last year and needed a wrench to get them out

Sadly I've put them back in with blue locktight... don't know how much effort it will cost me in a few months to get them out again
Greetz
Gerben
Just take a soldering iron on the bolts and any loctite will loosen up!!
...in case you have a "kitchen torch" wich is used to make Crème brûlé....then your set as well!!

Re: Discbolts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:16 pm
by Trixz
Killerwhale wrote:Trixz wrote:Front and back are thesame! (as said).
Did mine last year and needed a wrench to get them out

Sadly I've put them back in with blue locktight... don't know how much effort it will cost me in a few months to get them out again
Greetz
Gerben
Just take a soldering iron on the bolts and any loctite will loosen up!!
...in case you have a "kitchen torch" wich is used to make Crème brûlé....then your set as well!!

Why didn't I think of that
Thanx
Greetz
Gerben
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:47 pm
by slow codger

They are made of cheese, If you use a kitchen torch you will have a fondue!
If you can replace with a decent bolts then do so, then locktite them in.
Dave E
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:47 pm
by Steve
I had a go at removing a rear disc recently, did the usual tighten a touch 1st then undo, got 2 turns then off came it's head
so thought sod it took it to a mate who does head skimming/reboring/engine rebuilds etc to drill out the stud and asked him to remove the rest while he was at it

turned out to be a pig of a wheel cos he ended up snapping off the rest of em!! so now the disc will be held on by 2 helicoils and 4 other thread insert thingys

Re: Discbolts
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:54 pm
by slow codger

I have a rear wheel without helicoils etc and the disc removed (Its fu...knackered!)
Dave E
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:55 pm
by slow codger

The disc that is, not the wheel.
Dave E
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:53 pm
by Steve
slow codger wrote:
The disc that is, not the wheel.
Dave E
Was the disc fubar before you attacked it though?
if not what the hell did you use!?
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:06 pm
by slow codger

Disc is cracked at the holes, very small cracks, although I dont use the rear brake, and I have Allen keys of different sizes several times over. I was very careful and the bolts hadnt been removed before. Lever on the key, tighten then untighten and they all came off. You still need a bit of luck though.
Dave E
Re: Discbolts
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:59 pm
by Steve
Holy carp these disc bolts are ££'s
Thought id better put some new ones in since i went to the expense of coated wheels, bloody £28 for 18
New Diablo rubbery bits £165
powder coated wheels £100
new shiny disc bolts £28
the ride is priceless and puts a smile on yer clock everyday unlike mastercard

Re: Discbolts
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:19 pm
by Omegaman
i paid £22 for the full set of front and rear from yamaha
would have prefered stainless ones or titanium