Stripped out handlebar bolt :(

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Is there enough working room to fit Vice Grips into the gap if the bars are raised, that is the big question.

No. Read my discussion above.

 

[PMK]

No. Read my discussion above.

Actually, I did read the Tri Axis instructions and studied the illustrations.

Removing the bars entirely to replace them vs raising them enough to get tooling on the bolt shank and remove it may differ a bit.

I truly never tried to raise the handlebars for this task, so can not say if it works or not, but will add I would be trying it long before removing everything else.

 

[Jetfixer]

Tri-axis install is a lot of work, but would gain better access to a broken bolt.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Actually, I did read the Tri Axis instructions and studied the illustrations.

Removing the bars entirely to replace them vs raising them enough to get tooling on the bolt shank and remove it may differ a bit.

I truly never tried to raise the handlebars for this task, so can not say if it works or not, but will add I would be trying it long before removing everything else.

PMK, sorry for the late reply. I thought I had this posted days ago but I just now see I must have clicked on preview instead of submit. :banghead: Restore auto saved content feature is super great! :thumbup:

The hangup is with the plastic trim that is shaped like a hat. It is about 2" deep and fastened to underside of the handlebar and clamped between the handlebar and mounting plate. The 'brim' of the hat will keep you from lifting the handlebar more than about 1" which is why you have to get it separated from the bar.The screws that hold it to the bar are up inside the hat so there is no way to get to them with the dash in place. The mounting plate is inside the hat. If there was a way to separate the hat from the bar so that it could stay down on the mounting plate without having to reach inside of it then the bar could be lifted high enough to get a vise grip between the bar and mounting plate. This is a case of where we can freely curse an innocuous piece of tupperware.

 

[PMK]

PMK, sorry for the late reply. I thought I had this posted days ago but I just now see I must have clicked on preview instead of submit. :banghead: Restore auto saved content feature is super great! :thumbup:

The hangup is with the plastic trim that is shaped like a hat. It is about 2" deep and fastened to underside of the handlebar and clamped between the handlebar and mounting plate. The 'brim' of the hat will keep you from lifting the handlebar more than about 1" which is why you have to get it separated from the bar.The screws that hold it to the bar are up inside the hat so there is no way to get to them with the dash in place. The mounting plate is inside the hat. If there was a way to separate the hat from the bar so that it could stay down on the mounting plate without having to reach inside of it then the bar could be lifted high enough to get a vise grip between the bar and mounting plate. This is a case of where we can freely curse an innocuous piece of tupperware.

If the handlebar can be raised an inch, Vice Grips should easily fit in the gap and grab the bolt shank.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

If the handlebar can be raised an inch, Vice Grips should easily fit in the gap and grab the bolt shank.

I think you missed the picture! Think of the hat over the top of mounting plate. Even if you raise it up by an inch the hat is still surrounding the mounting plate. You can't push the vise grip through the hat to get to the gap!

 

[PinkRosePetal]

PMK, you're wasting your breath, take a look at the schematic earlier in the thread for the steering components.

IdahoMtnSpyder is correct and the plastics need to be removed to gain access.