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[Closed] Rounded off crank arm bolt. Any suggestions?

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Just went to undo one of the bolts on my hone cranks and it rounded completely?

Anyone got any ideas?


 
Posted : 24/06/2013 8:05 pm
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hammer a screw driver or slightly larger torx tool into the end if you can.And then you can usually turn it
If you can get to part of it, cut a small slot with a hacksaw and try to tap it round.
Failing that drill it out!!


 
Posted : 24/06/2013 8:10 pm
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Are you talking about one of the non-drive side pinch bolts? Tap a slightly oversized Torx bit into it. Cross fingers.


 
Posted : 24/06/2013 8:11 pm
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put a decent bolt in the other hole and crank it up to loosn off the rounded one then do the torx trick as above


 
Posted : 24/06/2013 8:31 pm
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Cool. Cheers everyone. Will try this tomorrow when I have some torx bits to hand.


 
Posted : 24/06/2013 8:45 pm