Derailleur Pulley Bolt
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Scotchlovingcylist
Formerly known as Speedfreak
A quick Google suggests a few places stock them. If not maybe new pulleys which come with bolts.
As for getting that out you may be lucky with a torx bit. Failing that (carefully) dremmel a slit into it and use a flat head screwdriver to remove.
As for getting that out you may be lucky with a torx bit. Failing that (carefully) dremmel a slit into it and use a flat head screwdriver to remove.
fossyant
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You may be best with an "easy out" drill bit. They work.
Measure the length of said bolt, and the likes of SJS Cycles and Spa sell them.
Measure the length of said bolt, and the likes of SJS Cycles and Spa sell them.
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Gummo
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Mission accomplished, thanks to a combination of methods offered here and other forums:
The new pulley bolt arrived today. I removed the bottom pulley and with the chain on the smallest sprocket, I was able to rotate the derailleur's outer cage plate after having removed the limiter-screw. This allowed the bolt to turn anti-clockwise enough so that, when I inserted the allen-key and put downward pressure on the tool, I managed to get sufficient bite into the bolt to get it fully turned and removed. Hallelujah!
Thank goodness I didn't have to resort to drilling etc. Thanks also to the denizens of this thread for the inspiration, freely given, which spawned a solution to a tiny bolt with a big headache.
The new pulley bolt arrived today. I removed the bottom pulley and with the chain on the smallest sprocket, I was able to rotate the derailleur's outer cage plate after having removed the limiter-screw. This allowed the bolt to turn anti-clockwise enough so that, when I inserted the allen-key and put downward pressure on the tool, I managed to get sufficient bite into the bolt to get it fully turned and removed. Hallelujah!
Thank goodness I didn't have to resort to drilling etc. Thanks also to the denizens of this thread for the inspiration, freely given, which spawned a solution to a tiny bolt with a big headache.
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