PLEASE help. ANOTHER scs question/crisis.

[Mario Rocchio]

I was tightening my scs and one of the bolt's head snapped off of the bolt. The rest of the bolt is inside the clamp and i have no idea how to get it out. PLEASE help me, I do not have enough money to get a new scs and if i did, it would be stupid to spend another $65 just because a little bolt snapped.

thanks.

 

[mcnutty93]

drill it out

 

[Mario Rocchio]

I have heard about that, how exactly do i do that?

 

[Phoenix One]

There is a product made to extract broken screws/bolts called an "Easy Out" Harbor Freight sells a full kit for under $10 that includes drill bits and the easy out tools in a bunch of different sizes. I have one and it has saved my ass a few times when i thought i had ruined a part.

 

[mcnutty93]

all u do is get a drill bit like this
http://www.europeansharpening.com/s...sharpening.com/images/dynamic/drill-bits2.jpg
and simply put it into a drill and it just drills it out

 

[Mark Abramsky]

or if its sticking out grab it with pliers and twist it out this happend to me

 

[Michael Rankin]

There is a product made to extract broken screws/bolts called an "Easy Out" Harbor Freight sells a full kit for under $10 that includes drill bits and the easy out tools in a bunch of different sizes. I have one and it has saved my ass a few times when i thought i had ruined a part.

this is honestly going to be your best option, because if you just drill it out with a regular bit, then you will risk damaging the threads on the scs.

 

[TomK]

just stick a needle nose plier in the crack in the scs and turn it untill it comes out. thatss what i did on mine.

 

[Michael Rankin]

just stick a needle nose plier in the crack in the scs and turn it untill it comes out. thatss what i did on mine.

thats actually a good idea. good job haha

 

[Madis]

even if there's a little part of the bolt sticking out of the clamp on the other side, you can use a hacksaw to saw in a stripe, and screw it out with a flathead screwdriver.

Or you can tac weld another bolt on top of the old bolt to pull it out from the other side.

 

[Mario Rocchio]

well thanks for the help guys. I ended up drilling it out with a really small drill bit.

Is there stronger heardware available for bmx stems/scs? I would like to prevent this from happening again.

 

[Michael Rankin]

if you are using the bolts it came with, then im pretty sure no. those bolts are about as good as they get.

 

[Mario Rocchio]

ohh okay. i though there was titanium ones for bmx stems or something but i could be wrong.

 

[TomK]

idk
but if you dont want to wait for a botl from the sr store you can get grade 8 steel bolts for scs and clamps at lowes. they are the m5x30 bolts or something like that. thats what i use in all my clamps. There like 2 bucks for 4 of em.

 

[Mario Rocchio]

okayy sounds good. and btw, your avatar is sickk.

 

[Mr. Proto]

Invest in a bottle of anti-seize and put it on all your threads and heads of your bolts to keep them from freezing and breaking.

 

[Michael Rankin]

okayy sounds good. and btw, your avatar is sickk.

i agree. that jump in his avatar is huge. and the bar to bar makes it even better. and yeah just go to lowes or home depot for the bolts

 

[dgib]

this happened to me and i used a hacksaw and cut a line in the little bit that was stickin out on the other side and used a small flathead screwdriver to thread it back out

 

[Rob.]

Did you grease your bolts before putting them in the SCS? Just a question.

 

[Mario Rocchio]

Yeahh I did.

And what is the specific size/number bolts do I get at the hardware shop?