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in message <[email hidden]>, the.Mark

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I was adjusting the gears and found the adjusting barrel a bit tight
so me being me I went at it with pliers. The inevitable happened, I
broke the barrel adjuster in half leaving the threaded part in the
mech.

Does anyone have any ideas for removing the remaining part?

Put a very small bolt through it (if you can find one that will fit),
tighten it up, put a locknut on it, then unscrew the lot. Or, from the
'wrong side', put a drill bit that's just a bit too big for the hole in
the barrel into it and drive it slowly. The drill will jam (as they
always do) and the barrel will then screw out.

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the.Mark said:

I was adjusting the gears and found the adjusting barrel a bit tight
so me being me I went at it with pliers. The inevitable happened, I
broke the barrel adjuster in half leaving the threaded part in the
mech.

Does anyone have any ideas for removing the remaining part?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/42100-42199/42138.gif

Simon Brooke said:

Quoted message said:

I was adjusting the gears and found the adjusting barrel a bit tight
so me being me I went at it with pliers. The inevitable happened, I
broke the barrel adjuster in half leaving the threaded part in the
mech.

Quoted message said:

Put a very small bolt through it (if you can find one that will fit),
tighten it up, put a locknut on it, then unscrew the lot. Or, from the
'wrong side', put a drill bit that's just a bit too big for the hole in
the barrel into it and drive it slowly. The drill will jam (as they
always do) and the barrel will then screw out.

Or shove the end of some needle-nose pliers (possibly the ones that
caused the problem in the first place) or a slightly-too-large
screwdriver into the remains of the adjuster and wiggle and turn until
the little bugger starts to come free.

Lubricate first with something that'll penetrate - Plusgas, WD40, GT85,
that kind of thing. The loosening effect of this on the threads is
likely to outweigh the extra slippage of the selected tool

John

Simon Brooke said:

in message
<[email hidden]>, the.Mark

(') said:

I was adjusting the gears and found the adjusting barrel a
bit tight so me being me I went at it with pliers. The
inevitable happened, I broke the barrel adjuster in half
leaving the threaded part in the mech.

Does anyone have any ideas for removing the remaining part?

Put a very small bolt through it (if you can find one that
will fit), tighten it up, put a locknut on it, then unscrew
the lot. Or, from the 'wrong side', put a drill bit that's
just a bit too big for the hole in the barrel into it and
drive it slowly. The drill will jam (as they always do) and
the barrel will then screw out.

That sounds like a good idea, I'll give it a shot.

Thanks.
--
the.Mark

Vincent Wilcox said:

the.Mark said:

I was adjusting the gears and found the adjusting barrel a
bit tight so me being me I went at it with pliers. The
inevitable happened, I broke the barrel adjuster in half
leaving the threaded part in the mech.

Does anyone have any ideas for removing the remaining part?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/42100-42199/42138.gif

Ha ha very funny but it might just come to that.
--
the.Mark

Quoted message said:

Or shove the end of some needle-nose pliers (possibly the ones that
caused the problem in the first place) or a slightly-too-large
screwdriver into the remains of the adjuster and wiggle and turn until
the little bugger starts to come free.

Sounds like a job for a stud extractor.

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Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Wally said:

Sounds like a job for a stud extractor.

I think Wafflycat is using it at the moment for watching Eurosport

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Quoted message said:

Simon Brooke said:

Quoted message said:

I was adjusting the gears and found the adjusting barrel a
bit tight so me being me I went at it with pliers. The
inevitable happened, I broke the barrel adjuster in half
leaving the threaded part in the mech.

Quoted message said:

Put a very small bolt through it (if you can find one that
will fit), tighten it up, put a locknut on it, then unscrew
the lot. Or, from the 'wrong side', put a drill bit that's
just a bit too big for the hole in the barrel into it and
drive it slowly. The drill will jam (as they always do) and
the barrel will then screw out.

Or shove the end of some needle-nose pliers (possibly the ones
that caused the problem in the first place) or a
slightly-too-large screwdriver into the remains of the
adjuster and wiggle and turn until the little bugger starts to
come free.

Lubricate first with something that'll penetrate - Plusgas,
WD40, GT85, that kind of thing. The loosening effect of this
on the threads is likely to outweigh the extra slippage of the
selected tool

John

The thing has been soaked in WD40. I did manage to wedge a small allen
key in the hole and got half a turn before it lost grip. I've given up
for the night, I'll give Simons suggestion a go in the morning
followed by yours.

Thanks.
It's a good job I'm on holiday it'll give me time to play.
--
the.Mark

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Quoted message said:

Wally said:

Sounds like a job for a stud extractor.

I think Wafflycat is using it at the moment for watching Eurosport

:-D

Cheers, helen s

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Or shove the end of some needle-nose pliers (possibly the ones that
caused the problem in the first place) or a slightly-too-large
screwdriver into the remains of the adjuster and wiggle and turn until
the little bugger starts to come free.

Sounds like a job for a stud extractor.

Joan Collins is a bicycle mechanic???

Cheers, helen s

wafflycat said:

"Wally" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Or shove the end of some needle-nose pliers (possibly the ones that
caused the problem in the first place) or a slightly-too-large
screwdriver into the remains of the adjuster and wiggle and turn until
the little bugger starts to come free.

Sounds like a job for a stud extractor.

Joan Collins is a bicycle mechanic???

No she was a Stud extra-actor ;-)

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Tony Raven said:

wafflycat said:

"Wally" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

[email hidden] wrote:

> Or shove the end of some needle-nose pliers (possibly the ones that
> caused the problem in the first place) or a slightly-too-large
> screwdriver into the remains of the adjuster and wiggle and turn
> until the little bugger starts to come free.

Sounds like a job for a stud extractor.

Joan Collins is a bicycle mechanic???

No she was a Stud extra-actor ;-)

Tee Hee :-) Very good.

--
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

the.Mark said:

The thing has been soaked in WD40. I did manage to wedge a
small allen key in the hole and got half a turn before it lost
grip. I've given up for the night, I'll give Simons suggestion
a go in the morning followed by yours.

Thanks.
It's a good job I'm on holiday it'll give me time to play.

I've given up trying. The metal in the hole just wont budge and every
attempt to move it wears more of it away. As it turns out it doesn't
matter any way. In my attempt to get the mech back to its original
look I forgot that the bike didn't need the adjusting barrel.

The bike is an 18 year old rockhopper with a 6 speed SIS shifter but
now fitted with an 8 speed cassette I use the lever in friction mode.

I don't know. Am I thick or what?

Thanks for all the replies though. It's good to know that URC is as
helpful as ever.
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the.Mark