Posted June 14, 201014 yr Hello all, I needed to take off my clutch lever off my 1978 XS400E so I can get the clutch cable out of it ... so I used my ratchet wrench to screw off the nut underneith and then worked on the top bolt which holds the lever in place, but it just kept on spinning no matter which way i turned ... Think the threads are probably messed up (bleh, it came off fine a week ago)... Anyway, whats the best way to remove that bolt ... I have a screw extractor set and a metric tap/die set, just never used them hehe ... I assume I drill a hole in the bolt and then use the extractor to take it out. Then use the appropriate tap to re-thread it? and then use the appropriate die on the bolt to re-do its threads. I kinda summarized the above from reading things off the internet... I wasnt sure if there was something else i could also try... like using a vise-grip to apply some force upwards and try to pull/twist the bolt out as one person recommended.
June 14, 201014 yr Moderator Give upward pressure to the bottom of the bolt whilst simultaneously turning the bolt anti-clockwise.
June 14, 201014 yr Author Give upward pressure to the bottom of the bolt whilst simultaneously turning the bolt anti-clockwise. Thanks oldgitonabike, I actually just tried that and worked . so i can lube my cable now with lube/lube tool i just bought, sweet.
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