im taking a little breather after a very frustrating hour. Im taking my rotors off to get them polished and so i borrowed a guys jack, and i took the front wheel off....pretty uneventful.

Then i take the first rotor off, and the bolts are TIGHT like they are cemented in. But i got the first one off without incident. Well i go to take the first bolt off the rotor on the other side and the bolt strips like one of the chicks down by the airport....dammit. then i got the next one off....and then i go stripping again. These things are of so tight it is just cutting through the factory bolts like nothin.

so 3 stripped bolts on front right rotor....not a happy camper. So I go to take the back wheel off and the axle covers were a pain in the butt to get off, and then I just barely dont have a big enough wrench for the right side of the wheel. My biggest wrench only fits the left side. This is my first time taking the wheels off a motorcycle...am I doing something dumb?

so...im taking a time out to get my wits back...

I don't have any tips other that these two... The original equipment tool pouch should have the wrench you need for the back wheel (if you have the tool kit). AND I got a $5 butane torch at Harbor Freight to warm up the bolts on my floorboards when I extended them... it worked wonders for loosening up the factory threadlock. If you can't get a butane torch, try spraying the bolts down with WD-40 and let them soak overnight.

Come back to it tomorrow and try it with a fresh perspective.

Good Luck!

CSnakes

I tried to pull one of my front rotors, stripped one bolt and quit! I think some one commented the other day about that 4'10" Japanese fella with a paint brush and a 5 gal bucket of thread lock!
The torch is a good idea but be real careful not to heat the rotor alot, don't want to warp it!

went through the same thing on my caliper bolts...stripped um all had to get a bolt out kit for the rear caliper bolts...thank god it worked. As I go through fixing and doing maintanence I replace each bolt with a new one...my bike is a 99 so it needs it.

Forget about all that bike stuff. Tell us about the chicks down by the Airport!!!

I'm with Dave!!!! But if ya have to get you a heat gun at WalMart for $14 and heat each bolt before you take it out. I don't like using a tourch on may bike any where.

first time that just the breaking you in price seem to happen to me a lot to bolt are cheap

well i just got back from autozone (twice). so im glad to see that im not completely retarded....only partially.


thanks, it helped. The sundae i bought at Mc. D's helped too...i needed a pick-me-up

At least I haven't chucked the sonovabitch tool yet.

Throb, are the centers of the rotors painted stainless or are you polishing the outside ring?

A pen torch can be your best friend........ BB