Remove the other bolt and cleat. First off, remove the insole and try a small drill bit (just a bit smaller than the diameter of the bolt) on a power drill. It likely will grab and the bolt will pass thru the threads into the shoe, where you can then dump it out. If the bolt doesn’t turn and pass through, you will now have a small hole to use an extractor to turn it out. Worst-case scenario, you take the plate out of the shoe and get another one. It is not permanently mounted to the shoe.
GTISprinks on
dremel a flat head slot into it.
Lanky-Fee7124 on
Try an extractor bit first. If that fails, cut a slot across the screw head with a small dremel (or similar) cutting disc. Then try unscrewing using a large flat screwdriver. You can spray some WD-40 in there, too.
If that fails, your last resort would be to drill out the screw. If you mess up the thread in the shoe, good news is those cleat mounting plates are replaceable (those look like Spec Recon 3.0?)
FederalAd7614 on
You can get SPD shoe nuts on Amazon for $8. I wouldn’t even bother trying to remove the broken bolt. Just get a new one.
TheDaysComeAndGone on
First step: Put the other bolt back in and tighten to spec (6Nm) so there is less load on the stripped one.
Psalms42069 on
I’d first try removing the bolt on the right, and the cleat, to see if there’s enough of the left screw exposed to grab with a vice grip.
If not i’d try to get a small slot in it with a cutting disc and use a flathead screwdriver.
DeadBy2050 on
You’ve got two pairs of threaded holes to mount your cleats. Just remove your cleats, slide the plate up so that the lower holes are in the same place where the upper holes are, and install the cleats.
Or if you really want to remove the broken bolt, just cut a slot in it with a dremel and unscrew it with a flathead.
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Remove the other bolt and cleat. First off, remove the insole and try a small drill bit (just a bit smaller than the diameter of the bolt) on a power drill. It likely will grab and the bolt will pass thru the threads into the shoe, where you can then dump it out. If the bolt doesn’t turn and pass through, you will now have a small hole to use an extractor to turn it out. Worst-case scenario, you take the plate out of the shoe and get another one. It is not permanently mounted to the shoe.
dremel a flat head slot into it.
Try an extractor bit first. If that fails, cut a slot across the screw head with a small dremel (or similar) cutting disc. Then try unscrewing using a large flat screwdriver. You can spray some WD-40 in there, too.
If that fails, your last resort would be to drill out the screw. If you mess up the thread in the shoe, good news is those cleat mounting plates are replaceable (those look like Spec Recon 3.0?)
You can get SPD shoe nuts on Amazon for $8. I wouldn’t even bother trying to remove the broken bolt. Just get a new one.
First step: Put the other bolt back in and tighten to spec (6Nm) so there is less load on the stripped one.
I’d first try removing the bolt on the right, and the cleat, to see if there’s enough of the left screw exposed to grab with a vice grip.
If not i’d try to get a small slot in it with a cutting disc and use a flathead screwdriver.
You’ve got two pairs of threaded holes to mount your cleats. Just remove your cleats, slide the plate up so that the lower holes are in the same place where the upper holes are, and install the cleats.
Or if you really want to remove the broken bolt, just cut a slot in it with a dremel and unscrew it with a flathead.