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Remive trans X security skewer without key?

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any ideas how to remove these without the key in the bottom corner

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Posted : 21/11/2023 7:32 am
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Mole grips or an angle grinder.


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 7:36 am
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Mole grips on which end???


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:08 am
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Screw extractor?  I’d need to see an end shot. 


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:10 am
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I'm sure I used to have these, are they a pentagonal key?


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:12 am
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I’d need to see an end shot.

I think they're a kind of five sided hex bolt.

I'd go with some grips on the "nut" end.


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:14 am
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I’ve looked now.
If you can squeeze the black outer on to the pentagonal socket bolt mole grips will probably work, but check the black outer doesn’t have a texture against the drop out that might mangle the drop out a little (don’t know how you check).
But given I have screw extractors and they’d drop into that pentagonal socket that’s the minimum damage route I suspect.


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:19 am
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Torx may help. 


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:33 am
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Buy a new key for £3.99

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/hub-spares/transx-replacement-special-key-for-antitheft-sets/


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:45 am
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I had similar on a bike that was given to me, managed to wedge a torx key into the bit on the right hand side of that photo and just unscrewed it.


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 8:52 am
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A bike shops answer was to ram a torx or allen key in


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 9:31 am
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Sorted, knipex pliers on the nut end


 
Posted : 21/11/2023 3:43 pm