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Managed to get two of the blighters out but still a bolt stuck in each and rounded off a bit. My plan, unless anyone has a better one, is to saw off old cleat until I can get mole grips on bolt and twist it out. Sound like a plan? What are cleats made out of? Always assumed they were some softish brass alloy?
Either bang a slightly bigger torq bit in there and buzz it out with an electric drill, or drill the head off and use pliers/stillys to ge tthe left over out
reach for the drill
Ooh had this fun last week. Time bolts are made from diamond took ages to get the git out. Tje drill is your friend
Drill 'em out or jump in the time machine with a tub of copaslip.
Not a help now, but when you put new ones in fill the head of bolt with silicone. Then next time you need to take them out you have a lovely clean hole for you allen key.
Slightly crazy suggestion here, soak stuck bolt wih WD40 (or better still PlusGas) then try TIGHTENING the bolt a tad to break the rust lock and then attack with the oil again, let it soak and hopefully undo.
Try using a nice new alan key too.
Drilling them out is the only way.
shimano bolts are very soft - easy to round out but equally easy to drill out
Got the first two out with the plus gas.
Will get busy with the drill tomorrow night.
cheers all