Phil72 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I have a 53 plate Dragstar 1100, and am finding every bolt I try to remove, to fit saddlebags for example but the hex heads on the bolts are soft. So much so that I am finding them rounding off before I can loosen them. having to use my dremel to square the top then replace them. Is this common ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Obvious question but are you using decent quality spanners/sockets? Unless the Bolts/Nuts are not original Yamaha parts you should not have any problems if using the correct sized tools. Also I only ever use 6 sided sockets the twelve point ones are not ideal for getting the best fit on a bolt head or nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil72 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks Campaman I think it's mostly after market stuff, like the sissy bar, the problems are only with the Allen key type bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 A couple of tips: Try soaking the bolts/screws with Plusgas first, let it soak in to ease the threads Try easing the bolt/screws both ways a little, sometime its just enough to crack the seal If a socket cap screw/bolt socket is rounded, you can sometimes get em out by tapping into the worn socket, a torx key, just so big that as you tap it in, its cuts into the socket to give a nice tight fit When re-fitting, remeber to use a little copper grease. Makes it easier next time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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