September 15, 20196 yr Aargh! Went to replace rear brake pads and stripped out the head of the pad retention pin. Not a happy camper!
September 16, 20196 yr Author Not yet. Was too busy using bad words and throwing tools. Decided walking away was best option.
September 16, 20196 yr 18 hours ago, dan williams said: Not yet. Was too busy using bad words and throwing tools. Decided walking away was best option. So far, so good. Those are the proper first three steps of any repair caused by the all-two-common occurrence of "being human." ?
September 17, 20196 yr Strip some number 18 AWG stranded wire and lay it across the open hex of the stripped bolt. Now take a wee hammer and your allen wrench and tap it in. The soft copper fills in the voids in the head of the stripped hex. This works more often than not .
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.