This weekend I noticed the bolts from my brake rotor backed out, causing my front left wheel to lock up at a great time (not doing anything crazy). I unjammed it and removed the thrashed bolt and tightened the rest down.
The bolt hole is trashed, no other damage noted. Will I be cool to run 3 bolts on that rotor for a while?
Front wheel locked while in a bowl
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The same thing happened while riding my bike. Are you familiar with a helicoil? You drill out the existing threads, run a tap in the "new" hole" and screw in the new threads.
It's easy to do and a good fix. The kit costs around $25. Any good hardware store stocks them. Just take another bolt with you to make sure you get the correct size.
It will take you 10 minutes to do. Then you can run all of the bolts!
Don't forget the loctite.
It's easy to do and a good fix. The kit costs around $25. Any good hardware store stocks them. Just take another bolt with you to make sure you get the correct size.
It will take you 10 minutes to do. Then you can run all of the bolts!
Don't forget the loctite.