Im tired of everyone posting a brand new thread on how to get their stripped or overtightened bolt out of their clamp/scs. I made this guie and video to help out a fellow rider Sal. It works and is the carefree way to remove the bolt without purchasing an Easyout or drilling out the bolt etc. 1.) the easy out you have to use is a 5/16. its not strong. your going to break it. its a waste of money. 2.) Unless you have the steadiest hands in the world, drilling out the bolt is a great way to ruin the thread on the inside of your scs. thats the only thing it does. so heres my guide. I would love for suggestions on how to update my method and it would be great for a mod to sticky this because it would save people a lot of time and the admins on SR a lot of money on posting threads. so here it is along with my video I made:
I know your feeling man. I seem to have this problem everytime i want to change my fork or bars with my baby scs. There is a couple diferrent things that you can do. the scs is a very temprimental tool, and once you learn how to use it properly, it is very effective and will provide your scooter with no headset wobble. First you must know that there is an order to tighten the bolts properly.
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l 1)
l 2)
l 3)
l 4)
1.) Ive tried my best to map ot the bolts on the scs(bare with me). you must tighten the bolts in this order then repeat(do not go out of this order!) 1 3 2 4 then stop and repeat. you will feel everytime you start this order over again, the bolts are magically loose again. this is good. all the bolts work off of eachother to tighten the device.
2.) when looking at the back of the device, you must know that the left side(the side with the head is NOT threaded.) this will become very important
3.)you must understand that the bolts are 6mm threads and the head takes a 5mm allen key. dont use anything different. you WILL strip it.
4.) the bolts have lock heads, meaning, once you get them in so tight, all them little ridges you see on the head of the bolt bond to the inside of the scs, making that creeking sound you hear when loosing it.
here are my tips for you which i have done which make the scs 71209381209381290x easier to use. take a grinder equipped with a grinding blade, not a cutting blade, and grinf off all them little ridges you see on the head of the bolt, therefore making the bolts easier to remove. regularly grease the threads on the bolt and the threads on the inside of the scs.
IMPORTANT: guaranteed removal of a stripped bolt
most likely in trying to loosen that bolt, yours going to strip it. ive done it at least 3 times.
1.) get a grinder with a cutting blade or zawsaw and cut the bolt in the little gap between the two side of the scs. cut the bolt as close as possible to the side of the head.
2.) take needlenose pliers and twist the bolt until you can grab it out of the other end of the scs(twist it like you would be tightening it)
3.) once you can grab the piece of the bolt on the outside of the scs, grab it with the pliers and twist it all the way out
4.) last but not least, take your allen key or a punch and a hammer and stick it through the empty side of the bolt hole and tap the head out towards the outside of the scs. it should come right out.
the only downside to doing this is that your down a bolt now. but conveniently you can go to your local hardware store and get a new one for about 75 cents. I just did this whole process yesterday and it took about 20 minutes and 72 cents for the new bolt.
just try to follow my advice and it will work fine. hope i helped! ill try to make a video of this process asap or next time it happens to me
VIDEO LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VafgJlvVvVQ
I know your feeling man. I seem to have this problem everytime i want to change my fork or bars with my baby scs. There is a couple diferrent things that you can do. the scs is a very temprimental tool, and once you learn how to use it properly, it is very effective and will provide your scooter with no headset wobble. First you must know that there is an order to tighten the bolts properly.
_____
l 1)
l 2)
l 3)
l 4)
1.) Ive tried my best to map ot the bolts on the scs(bare with me). you must tighten the bolts in this order then repeat(do not go out of this order!) 1 3 2 4 then stop and repeat. you will feel everytime you start this order over again, the bolts are magically loose again. this is good. all the bolts work off of eachother to tighten the device.
2.) when looking at the back of the device, you must know that the left side(the side with the head is NOT threaded.) this will become very important
3.)you must understand that the bolts are 6mm threads and the head takes a 5mm allen key. dont use anything different. you WILL strip it.
4.) the bolts have lock heads, meaning, once you get them in so tight, all them little ridges you see on the head of the bolt bond to the inside of the scs, making that creeking sound you hear when loosing it.
here are my tips for you which i have done which make the scs 71209381209381290x easier to use. take a grinder equipped with a grinding blade, not a cutting blade, and grinf off all them little ridges you see on the head of the bolt, therefore making the bolts easier to remove. regularly grease the threads on the bolt and the threads on the inside of the scs.
IMPORTANT: guaranteed removal of a stripped bolt
most likely in trying to loosen that bolt, yours going to strip it. ive done it at least 3 times.
1.) get a grinder with a cutting blade or zawsaw and cut the bolt in the little gap between the two side of the scs. cut the bolt as close as possible to the side of the head.
2.) take needlenose pliers and twist the bolt until you can grab it out of the other end of the scs(twist it like you would be tightening it)
3.) once you can grab the piece of the bolt on the outside of the scs, grab it with the pliers and twist it all the way out
4.) last but not least, take your allen key or a punch and a hammer and stick it through the empty side of the bolt hole and tap the head out towards the outside of the scs. it should come right out.
the only downside to doing this is that your down a bolt now. but conveniently you can go to your local hardware store and get a new one for about 75 cents. I just did this whole process yesterday and it took about 20 minutes and 72 cents for the new bolt.
just try to follow my advice and it will work fine. hope i helped! ill try to make a video of this process asap or next time it happens to me
VIDEO LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VafgJlvVvVQ
