Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

:( i did an oil and filter on the gixer but one stubborn fairing bolt made my life a misery :( why is it i feel so down when that allen key spin all the way round :( anyhow for the past day or so i tryed everything to get this bu@@er out to no avail :( i have one trick left up my sleeve to get the sod out! whats ur experiences of cheese bolts?

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

if you think fairing bolts are bad you should try the float bowl screws on a mikuni carb, not only are they japanese standard (JIS) heads, they're so soft you can actually squish them with a pair of pliers:o

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

do the japs have plastic tools?

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

arr got him out!!!! why it wouldnt budge i dont know? why do the easy jobs always turn out difficult?

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

the offending rubbish OE part-
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...4022009085.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...4022009089.jpg
fixed with a good old proppa bolt!!
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...4022009082.jpg

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

So what method did you use Kwak?

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i cut a slot in it with a dremel and used a screwdriver with a spanner on for leverage

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

ummmm somebody once tightened the air filter in so tight, that my ickle hands couldn't undo it....I had to get nasty with a dremel, and cut a slot for a flat head.

were yours made out of Philadelphia Kwak?

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

they were! ruddy rubbish! bad really for a 18month old bike with only 3k on the clock.

Re: Mr suzuki's cream cheese bolts
 

poor kwak
cheer up it could be cottage cheese :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht1vouSNy4I