Embarrassingly Simple And Irritating Issue

Wera….. mmmmmmmm, nice

 

I've used Wera for years - good kit.

 

Wera nice.. seems they have a very good reputation, I'd seen their kit before, but never realised it ranked so well. Thanks for the pointers.

 

And they do an ideal, small, get you out of trouble, kit. Andy

 

where the hell do I store it just no space at all.. would fit the older one ok I guess ?

 

The tool check one packs up smaller for under the seat storage.

 

That is a brilliant design... ! Still not sure it would fit anywhere on the Panigale style bikes, but easily pop into the 996

 

That looks handy ...... and compact as well .
In addition to the tool kit that came with the bike , I've always carried a Leatherman .....
..... mainly for the pliers and the screwdriver selection .

Plus a few metres of electrical cable , and some bits of coat-hanger wire

 

I have the same one which I take on tour. We once used it to dismantle a Multistrada to fix the Y shaped hose in a hotel car park in the alps.

 

I rarely post now as I sold the Ducati a few years back, but couldn't stop myself

I'd try some of the excellent suggestions to get the screws out by bodging the Hex key, if they all failed then I'd purchase some left hand drill bits. As they drill in the opposite direction (anti-clockwise) they both weaken the screw and unscrew at the same time. Used them a couple of times and had good luck. As it's a countersunk screw it should also be reasonably straightforward to get an approximate center on the screw as well

Of course you'll need a bi-directional drill, surely somebody you know has one?

Personally I dislike Easy-Outs, having had some snap in screws in the past, it ups the pain of removal to a whole new level. If you do decide to use them, just go carefully.

That's me posted for the year, I fell right smug

John

 

seeing as we have gone for general advise on how to remove dodgy fasteners. these are awesome. particularly the first pic with rotted heads. i put off buying them cos they looked pish. but the lads bought a set and jeezo. superb.


back to the original fault, forgive the upcoming gloat. i never break a bolt. (which no doubt means i will break everything ii go near when i'm back to work) as soon as you notice capheads or any splined bolt is starting to slip, stop. get yourself an appropriately sized punch and hammer and just start tapping away at the top of the fastener. it will tighten up the spline of the bolt and slacken its grip on the threads.

 

"get yourself an appropriately sized punch and hammer and just start tapping away at the top of the fastener. it will tighten up the spline of the bolt and slacken its grip on the threads."

funny you should suggest this.. O.P. has tried this and was unsuccessful unfortunately.

 

As advised by @Chris at the beginning of the thread.

 

he should of tried harder and been more patient, Chris.
should read the thread through, Fin.
anyways, just reaffirming

 

If it were me, having tried the previous suggestions and failed, I'd be drilling the head off now.
Once the offending part is off, there should be sufficient shank protruding to perhaps make a slot in it and use a flat head screwdriver to remove?

 

this could work of course, it's the "not knowing your enemy" isn't it? - light corrosion, excessive length of thread, binding thread when first fastened, Loctite, etc blah..

 

I’m at the point of killing it with fire and buying new tailtidy….