Allen Bolt Rounded Off!

[BretonM]

And one more question...

Do any disk brake pads work on any disc brake.
I need to replace the ones on the voodoo.

THANKS.

 

[BretonM]

And if so what would you recommend.

 

[r04DiE]

And one more question...

Do any disk brake pads work on any disc brake.
I need to replace the ones on the voodoo.

THANKS.

No.

And if so what would you recommend.

Depends on what calipers you have.

 

[Flyboy]

I think your question hints to the answer. None.

I have one that goes down to and fits a 2 mm bolt , in my trade I use it a lot.

 

[BretonM]

No.

Depends on what calipers you have.

I have Tektro Gemini.
Would any Tektro pads fit.

 

[steve50]

There appears to be a lot of choice when it comes to brake pads, https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=T...firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei=DDwuWJ75MuvR8ge864yAAQ

 

[screenman]

I have one that goes down to and fits a 2 mm bolt , in my trade I use it a lot.

Could you please send me a link as I have a use for such a tool.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I have one that goes down to and fits a 2 mm bolt , in my trade I use it a lot.

I am sure you do, but it is not a tool for the layman. Being made of hardened steel, these things break very easily. I would imagine that a 2mm one would break at the slightest indiscretion with the tap handle. Secondly, getting a hole drilled down a 3mm bolt requires skill and preferably a jig of sorts. I doubt someone with a hand drill can do that, especially on a handlebar that's difficult to clamp and keep still.

The Grabit doesn't require much skill and the tool is robust. It works great on small dia screws.

I have another extractor set for precision jobs. It comprises a couple of varying thicknesses shafts with splines and a special socket that fits each shaft so that you can turn it. First you drill a hole in a dia made for the shaft, then drive the shaft into the hole, then fit the socket and turn. Each shaft also has a drilling jig so you can centre the hole and get it nice and straight down the screw. Again, not for the layman.

I'm a sucker for tools and I usually have more than one solution to a single problem at hand. But some are appropriate for the job, others not. I feel the Eezi out is not. I had a 1964 Mercedes 230SL with an Eezi Out stuck in the engine block. I had to remove a welsh plug and the bolt - as they do - broke off in the block. I botched the Eezi-Out because of the difficulty in working where I had to. It snapped off when I didn't apply torque perfectly perpendicularly. That posed a huge problem because you cannot drill into an Eezi out. There is one very innovative welsh plug in that block. When I sold the car I wrote an accompanying note to be kept in the service manual so that the next sucker understood what was going on in there.

 

[Flyboy]

If the steel is tempered properly it will twist before it breaks .

 

[Jody]

What tools do you find to be essential when maintaining you bike.Thanks.

Something like this is pretty handy especially when out riding. You can do most of what you need with it.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

If the steel is tempered properly it will twist before it breaks .

No.

 

[Cubist]

I have Tektro Gemini.
Would any Tektro pads fit.

No. They differ across various Tektro brakes. Take the pads out and compare their shape with a pad identifier guide. They look as if they are the same as Tektro Novela and Tektro Io, pad T1 on Superstar components list.
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/organic-disc-brake-pads.htm

 

[Flyboy]

No.

OK

 

[Crackle]

Superstar pads have worked well for me. If you still need to bleed that brake, the Tektro bleed kits are a tenner, cheaper than taking it to the LBS.

 

[BretonM]

Something like this is pretty handy especially when out riding. You can do most of what you need with it.

Got on eBay on order !!