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05-04.-2004, 03:24 AM
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Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
Hi,
I was changing the cables on my bike, and noticed that one of the adjuster barrels on the downtube had seized. Anyway, after applying some penetrating oil I tried to unscrew the unit from the frame but just wound up snapping it in two. See pics below http://jmcd.nu/doh/ Any idea how I can get it out? I tried drilling, but it's not possible to get the drill parallel with the downtube (due to the drill's size). :-\ John |
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05-04.-2004, 03:36 AM
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Re: Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
John McDowall wrote:
> > Any idea how I can get it out? I tried drilling, but it's not possible > to get the drill parallel with the downtube (due to the drill's size). > > :-\ > > John you'll need a longer drill, which are available but not at the corner hardware store. -- --- Marten Gerritsen INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL www.m-gineering.nl |
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05-04.-2004, 12:06 PM
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Re: Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
John McDowall wrote:
> I was changing the cables on my bike, and noticed that one of the > adjuster barrels on the downtube had seized. > Anyway, after applying some penetrating oil I tried to unscrew the unit > from the frame but just wound up snapping it in two. See pics below > http://jmcd.nu/doh/ > Any idea how I can get it out? I tried drilling, but it's not possible > to get the drill parallel with the downtube (due to the drill's size). An electrician's drill bit - twelve inches long and they flex a bit for that job -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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05-04.-2004, 03:25 PM
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Re: Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
A Muzi wrote:
> John McDowall wrote: > > I was changing the cables on my bike, and noticed that one of the > > adjuster barrels on the downtube had seized. Anyway, after applying > > some penetrating oil I tried to unscrew the unit from the frame but > > just wound up snapping it in two. See pics below > > http://jmcd.nu/doh/http://jmcd.nu/doh/ Any idea how I can get it out? > > I tried drilling, but it's not possible to get the drill parallel with > > the downtube (due to the drill's size). > An electrician's drill bit - twelve inches long and they flex a bit > for that job > -- > Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Dear Andrew, I call your 12-inch slightly flexible drill bit and raise: http://www.wmballen.com/ProductDeta...product_id=1356 or http://tinyurl.com/3ds7u Carl Fogel -- |
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05-04.-2004, 05:16 PM
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06-04.-2004, 02:59 PM
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Re: Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
stu wrote:
> you could try an easy-out > http://jaw.iinet.net.au/crustyquinns/easyout.html > but go real easy > stuart > > Difficult to get a good purchase in that kind of brazed-on fitting. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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07-04.-2004, 06:19 PM
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Re: Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
> Difficult to get a good purchase in that kind of brazed-on
> fitting. you're not wrong there, it would be a pita but I just had an idea a "self taping screw" could be uesd as an easy-out in the case because it could be screwed in from either end and then screwed right through if you can find one the right size it could be worth a try |
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08-04.-2004, 08:09 AM
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Re: Adjuster barrel seized and snapped
Werehatrack wrote:
> This might be a good time to turn the job over to a talented lbs. > Extracting broken things from small holes is something of an art; I've > done lots of them over the years, but I do not relish the task. A good LBS with an experianced mechanic will be able to have a go at this. Be prepared to pay a fair amount, if it takes an hour of faffing around you'll have to pay for an hour. An inexperiance mechanic may totally mess things up. -- Andy Morris AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK Love this: Put an end to Outlook Express's messy quotes http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ |
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