Bar ends stripped
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Superstock
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: South Kakalaki
Bar ends stripped
Yesterday afternoon I finally got around to trying to put on new grips I bought like 3 weeks ago. I started by taking the right side bar end off. I didn't come off very easily but didn't really feel stripped till I tried to put it back on. It would tighten to a point but would not really get snug. It was on there fairly secure so I left it alone and went on over to the left side. I could not even get the left side off cause it was so badly stripped. I bought this bike a little over 2 months ago and this is the first time I am tampered with the bar ends..any suggestions on how to remedy this?
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SuperSport
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 807
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Have you tried wrapping some tape around the bar end to prevent marring and holding the bar end with pliers as you try to loosen the phillips head screw which holds the bar end on? The bar ends are attached to complex rubber things inside the handlebar. The whole thing can turn even if the bar end is snug. No worries if it does.
Or have you stripped the head of the Phillips head screw?
Or have you stripped the head of the Phillips head screw?
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Squid
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 48
From: Littleton, CO
Do you have an impact wrench? Air-driven or manual hammer type would work. I got mine at harbor freight for like $10. As long as you don't mind replacing the bar end... take a hand saw for metal and saw some metal across the middle of the screw, enough for a flat head to fit in a get a good grip. Then take you impact wrench and hammer (if you have a manual one) and hit the impact wrench to slowly move the screw out.
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MotoGP
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,942
From: Lake View Terrace, CA
Well it's more than likely not really stripped. There is an insert that goes into the bar that is spinning. The bar end should lock into it so you can try pushing in on the bar end while you try to undo it. Also, if I remember correctly, there is a hole in the bottom of the bar that the insert is supposed to clip into. You might be able to take something like an awl and use it to hold the insert while you remove the bar end.
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