Removing Hand Grips

Great Eastern said:

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

If they'll come off at all, pushing is the only way. Back-and-forth
twisting might loosen any binding to the bars, but pulling only tightens
them.

Good luck!
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Peter.
If you can do it today, you didn't put off enough yesterday.

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Quoted message said:

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

I have a set of those small screw drivers. I select one and slide it down as
far as I can inside the grip then pour in washing up liquid. Give it time to
run in then gently move the screwdriver round the handlebar and if necessary
pour in more wash up liquid.

Soon it becomes loose enough to twist the grip and pull off.

Before replacing wash the soap out but do not dry - this will allow it to
slide back on but dry out so it will not twist.

Dave

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Quoted message said:

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

Car brake cleaner or water sprayed under the grips. The brake cleaner is
good for refitting as it lets the slide but evaporates away sharpish.

Doki said:

Car brake cleaner or water sprayed under the grips. The brake cleaner is
good for refitting as it lets the slide but evaporates away sharpish.

That'd be better than fairy liquid then, which is what I used. Worked
very nicely for getting them on/off, but rather stayed put so that any
time I'm riding the MTB in the pouring rain the grips tend to be a bit
more rotationally inclined than is strictly necessary...

Pete.
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Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

Slide the nozzle of a syringe (without needle) under the end of the grip,
and inject water. Some say detergent helps, but water works just by
itself. Twist the grip a bit to spread the water out into a film between
the bar and the grip, and it will just slide off.

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Simon Brooke said the following on 24/01/2007 11:31:

Quoted message said:

Slide the nozzle of a syringe (without needle) under the end of the grip,
and inject water. Some say detergent helps, but water works just by
itself. Twist the grip a bit to spread the water out into a film between
the bar and the grip, and it will just slide off.

That's exactly what I was going to say, but as you've already said it
I'll just second it instead :-)

No messing about with washing-up liquid, which never seems to wash off
entirely and seems to take ages before the grips are tight again.

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Doki said:

Car brake cleaner or water sprayed under the grips. The brake cleaner is
good for refitting as it lets the slide but evaporates away sharpish.

If you don't happen to have car brake cleaner (whatever that is) in your
tool kit, try GT85 - it was a doddle to install grab-on grips on my bike
and they locked solid after a few minutes.

Although I've never tried it, I would imagine it would make removal easy
as well - you can use the extended red nozzle to get right under the grips.

Great Eastern said:

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

If you are unable to move them at all, then check that they don't have
them small grub screws securing them in place. If they do loosen but
don't remove the grub screws.

Martin.

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Quoted message said:

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips

Check Google Groups - this was discussed here 6 weeks ago.

Paul Boyd said:

Simon Brooke said the following on 24/01/2007 11:31:

Quoted message said:

Slide the nozzle of a syringe (without needle) under the end of the
grip, and inject water. Some say detergent helps, but water works
just by itself. Twist the grip a bit to spread the water out into a
film between the bar and the grip, and it will just slide off.

That's exactly what I was going to say, but as you've already said it
I'll just second it instead :-)

No messing about with washing-up liquid, which never seems to wash off
entirely and seems to take ages before the grips are tight again.

Thirded. Just use water. Don't mess about with washing up liquid, solvents,
etc..

- Nigel

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Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

Peter Clinch said:

Doki said:

Car brake cleaner or water sprayed under the grips. The brake cleaner
is good for refitting as it lets the slide but evaporates away sharpish.

That'd be better than fairy liquid then, which is what I used. Worked
very nicely for getting them on/off, but rather stayed put so that any
time I'm riding the MTB in the pouring rain the grips tend to be a bit
more rotationally inclined than is strictly necessary...

BTDT... but in my case they were foam grips so they started getting a
bit frothy too.

--
Andrew

Try easing a small-bladed screwdiver under the end of the grip and squirting
some GT85 (or WD40) in there. The grip should slide off quite easily but the
oil will evaporate and the grip will be re-usable.

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Quoted message said:

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

Carefully ease the end of a flat screwdriver under the grip (just a
little bit) and spray some (cheap, can be expensive, but why?)
hairspray in the gap and work the grip, repeat until the entire grip is
free. Use more hairspray to aid refitting and ensure that the grips
don't move in use.
Sorted 🙂

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Quoted message said:

Try easing a small-bladed screwdiver under the end of the grip and
squirting some GT85 (or WD40) in there. The grip should slide off
quite easily but the oil will evaporate and the grip will be
re-usable

I use GT85 and TF2 on my bike chains - neither seems to evaporate.

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Quoted message said:

Carefully ease the end of a flat screwdriver under the grip (just a
little bit) and spray some (cheap, can be expensive, but why?)
hairspray in the gap and work the grip, repeat until the entire grip is
free. Use more hairspray to aid refitting and ensure that the grips
don't move in use.
Sorted 🙂

I second the hairspray method.
Have been doing as described above for quite a few years without any
problems. It seems to help lock them in when dry, and works as a solvent
when you need to remove them, simple, effective.
I keep a can of cheap hairspray in the shed with the rest of my tools.
Peter Miller
Newcastle (Au)

Sandy Morton said the following on 25/01/2007 12:13:

Quoted message said:

I use GT85 and TF2 on my bike chains - neither seems to evaporate.

No, and nor should they. I've never understood the logic of using an
oil-based lubricant to remove something that you don't want to move when
it's back on. Perhaps the people that recommend GT85 or WD40 aren't
planning to re-use the grips.

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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

Anyone got any tips for removing hand grips (in a way meaning I can use
them again), as I need to slide them off, slide out the grip shift and
then replace the brake levers.

These ones are fitted tight and unable to twist them off at all.

I succefully rolled some grips off - like socks - they were still good to
re-use. (so were the socks.)

H

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Sandy Morton said the following on 25/01/2007 12:13:

Quoted message said:

I use GT85 and TF2 on my bike chains - neither seems to evaporate.

No, and nor should they. I've never understood the logic of using an
oil-based lubricant to remove something that you don't want to move when
it's back on. Perhaps the people that recommend GT85 or WD40 aren't
planning to re-use the grips.

The problem with that is you'd still have to degrease the bars or the
lubricant will still be there when you put the new grips on.

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Hake said:

I succefully rolled some grips off - like socks - they were still good to
re-use. (so were the socks.)

I tried that as well, whilst the socks came off ok - the hand grips were
still tight!

Thanks to all the suggestions, I managed it with a plastic tyre leaver
to lift up one end then spray some water in, within seconds the grip was
off, also fitted back tight once the water had dried.