Adjuster barrel seized and snapped

John McDowall said:

Any idea how I can get it out? I tried drilling, but it's not possible
to get the drill parallel with the downtube (due to the drill's size).

:-\

John

you'll need a longer drill, which are available but not at the corner
hardware store.
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Marten Gerritsen

INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL
www.m-gineering.nl

John McDowall said:

I was changing the cables on my bike, and noticed that one of the
adjuster barrels on the downtube had seized.
Anyway, after applying some penetrating oil I tried to unscrew the unit
from the frame but just wound up snapping it in two. See pics below
http://jmcd.nu/doh/
Any idea how I can get it out? I tried drilling, but it's not possible
to get the drill parallel with the downtube (due to the drill's size).

An electrician's drill bit - twelve inches long and they
flex a bit for that job

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

John McDowall said:

I was changing the cables on my bike, and noticed that one of the
adjuster barrels on the downtube had seized. Anyway, after applying
some penetrating oil I tried to unscrew the unit from the frame but
just wound up snapping it in two. See pics below
http://jmcd.nu/doh/http://jmcd.nu/doh/ Any idea how I can get it out?
I tried drilling, but it's not possible to get the drill parallel with
the downtube (due to the drill's size).

An electrician's drill bit - twelve inches long and they flex a bit
for that job
--
Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Dear Andrew,

I call your 12-inch slightly flexible drill bit and raise:

http://www.wmballen.com/ProductDetail.cfm?product_id=1356

or

http://tinyurl.com/3ds7u

Carl Fogel

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you could try an easy-out
http://jaw.iinet.net.au/crustyquinns/easyout.html
but go real easy
stuart

stu said:

you could try an easy-out
http://jaw.iinet.net.au/crustyquinns/easyout.html
but go real easy
stuart

Difficult to get a good purchase in that kind of brazed-on
fitting.

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Quoted message said:

Difficult to get a good purchase in that kind of brazed-on
fitting.

you're not wrong there, it would be a pita
but I just had an idea
a "self taping screw" could be uesd as an easy-out in the case
because it could be screwed in from either end and then screwed right
through
if you can find one the right size it could be worth a try

Werehatrack said:

This might be a good time to turn the job over to a talented lbs.
Extracting broken things from small holes is something of an art; I've
done lots of them over the years, but I do not relish the task.

A good LBS with an experianced mechanic will be able to have a go at this.
Be prepared to pay a fair amount, if it takes an hour of faffing around
you'll have to pay for an hour. An inexperiance mechanic may totally mess
things up.

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Andy Morris

AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK

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