im4evergr8 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Hi guys I've bought a tail tidy for my 06 fz6 and when trying to install it today there was 2 Allen head bolts and 2 bolt holding it to the rear, the 2 bolts there we no problem but the Allen heads wouldn't budge I have reed everything to get them out and have even cut the head off of one of them to slide it over and then I'd would have drilled the old bolt out if it's was threaded but it fender holder still won't budge any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Not sure about your exact bike but if it's like most folks then it is probably just rusted into the surrounding areas, not much anyone can say really except if that is the case then you just have to keep working away at it to get the buggers out, PLUS GAS spray is good if you give it time to work or better yet HEAT will shift most rusty bits but depends on wether or not your going through plastic as to how much heat you can use before you start distorting the surrounding plastics, on my XJ the bolts your talking about are threaded through and also have a nut on the end so if you chop the heads off you still have to get the thread out of the hole, looks like your in for a bit of drilling and thread cutting I'm afraid unless someone else has a better solution. sorry mate, just remember not to lose your temper with it then it becomes expensive to repair the added damage that 10 seconds of satisfaction will give you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4evergr8 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Tried all sort mate there isn't really anything to break under where it attaches just bolted to a metal under plate I've given up with it for now as I was losing my temper with it, if it comes down to it I will drill through the bolts it's just a pain in the arse to do so thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Good luck mate, a photo of the offending part might help others to come up with a solution, it's always better to see the problem than to describe it, no matter how good the description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4evergr8 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Not yet been brave enough to tackle it yet I think I require a few beers whilst doing it haha but if I can't do it ill get a picture to post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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