Fork damper bolts stripped by previous owner.


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Krazywolf8169
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Fork damper bolts stripped by previous owner.

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Fork damper bolts stripped by previous owner. How screwed am I ?
Looking for best way to remove stripped bolt?


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Re: Fork damper bolts stripped by previous owner.

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Hammer on it, no kidding, with a punch that fits in the head of the screw hit it sharply with a 16-20 oz hammer a few times. Probably will come right out. You might try using a torx bit that you have to hammer into it also.
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Re: Fork damper bolts stripped by previous owner.

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Well will have to give it a shot lol pun intended thanks for the reply
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