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Does anyone have one and have they ever taken the frame to pieces, removing the linkages etc? I'm taking mine to bits to send the rear triangle off for warranty (you can see one of the cracks in the background of the pic) and I can't seem to remove this particular bolt, th head seems a little bigger than a 5mm, but not a 6mm and it isn't a torx key head.
Does it require a special tool or has it been partially rounded at some point meaning my 5mm doesn't fit anymore?
Cheers for any info!
(you'll have to excuse the crappy photo)
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Ok so scrap that and feel free to laugh at my stupidity!! I have succeeded in removing the bolt!
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As you can see on the bolt behind there is an allen key head on both sides of the pivot so I assumed this means there was a bolt screwing into a nut of some sort and I required an allen key in each end turning in opposite directions to release it... Turns out the it is just two ends of the same bolt, the head and bottom of the bolt has an allen key head in it to allow for easier access... hence my two allen keys were just forcing against each other. Oops! Well I know for next time! And there is a piece of advice for you other daft Foxy owners like myself!
You can get 5.5mm allen keys, but surely the shop should deal with it?
ETA: Is the crack to the middle right edge of the 1st pic? A mate has the same bike so will warn him to keep an eye on it.
What year foxy is it? Carbon or alloy?
The rear triangle was updated from 2015. Just wondering cos I have one myself.
Oh and if that's the kitchen tidy up before the misses gets home
Coppice - That is ONE of the cracks, the rear triangle ended up riddled with cracks, all down that strut that connects the chainstay and seatstay on the non-drive side.
Ticsmon - It is a carbon Mondraker foxy XR 2015. That is my bedroom come living room come study come bike workshop... I live on my own 😉