head damaged on damper bolt

[Guest timshosvt]

Tried to hold damper rod while using air ratchet and damaged the head on the socket cap screw that holds the damper rod in place. I put the socket on a hand ratchet and it ramps up out of the head.

How to get this off? Any ideas? I'm tempted to clean it off with brake cleaner and epoxy the socket in place.

[Guest timshosvt]

Or perhaps pounding a torx head socket in place.

[muffinman]

Ok Ill bite what part of the 83 are you working on?

[Kurt]

You might try an impact driver. The kind that takes a socket on one end and you hit it with hammer. I have found it to be a godsend on screws in the cases of bikes and atvs. You hit it with a hammer while holding pressure towards the direction of rotation you wish to turn. You might want to take a punch that fits into the screw and give it a few raps to help loosen it. I have included a link as a visual aid. Just did a search to find one. Good luck. KURT

 

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/productdetail.aspx?p=7932

[Guest timshosvt]

Trying to take the fork apart! Impact driver didn't work. I am going to "mill" the head off the thing.

[Rocket]

Tried to hold damper rod while using air ratchet and damaged the head on the socket cap screw that holds the damper rod in place. I put the socket on a hand ratchet and it ramps up out of the head.

How to get this off? Any ideas? I'm tempted to clean it off with brake cleaner and epoxy the socket in place.

 

Ok Ill bite what part of the 83 are you working on?

 

Sounds like the front forks, for changing the fork seals.

 

Normally an air impact is used for disassembly. To break the torque on the allen head bolt, holding the damper rod in place. Air ratchets are not really suitable for doing that, as you have found out.

[Guest timshosvt]

Torx head socket did the trick. The bolt wasn't even that tight. Never use an air ratchet to remove these things.