The Torx bit broke off in the thread. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get the broken piece out of there?
by ExeFUSION
The Torx bit broke off in the thread. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get the broken piece out of there?
by ExeFUSION
10 Comments
Magnet
That looks like fun. Given the way it’s lodged in there, you sure you tightened it with 12Nm? If you can’t get it out with some very small flathead screwdrivers or a magnet, you could try drilling a hole in the bit and then try taking out the bit in parts. But I am afraid you’ll destroy the bolt either way. So I would take a dremel, cut a slot and remove the bolt with a flathead screwdriver.
Point it at the ground and tap on it with a plastic mallet.
Small rare earth magnet.
Try to pop it loose with a pick around the edges.
Drill it and use a pick to pop it loose.
It’s not coming out. Same thing happened on my aeroad. Are your bars twisted from a crash?
Local Trek shop employee first twisted my bars back into place (it’s what jammed the bolt that the torx bit snapped when I tried to loosen it to straighten them back out), but then they had to drill the bolt out and use an easy out, and replace that bolt ($100 labor, ~$50 + shipping for the bolt).
Just let the pros deal with it. Not worth fucking it up.
New bike day… Seriously, if nothing else works, you can drill it out and replace the screw.
Shock it with a punch. Angle the punch to the left (counter clockwise) and give it a good tap. I’d keep trying to work it back and forth. It’ll fall out eventually.
Place the bike parallel to the floor, mask the carbon with some aluminum heat resistant foil, melt a metal stick into the torx slot, use pliers to twist it and remove it when the metal is bonded. Alternatively, drill a small hole in the center of the broken piece and then insert a screw inside of it, once is secured use something like a fork to pull it out.
id screw in screw for metal and pull out
That’s one I haven’t seen! If it’s weak enough to snap that easily I would just try to screw in a little screw for a few milimeters (just in the middle) and then pull it out with pliers.
And get better bits, I recommend Wera!
How about bringing it to the shop? 😓 will still be cheaper than if you accidentally messed up the carbon