Sometimes an fractional size instead of a metric size will give you a better fit. If you or anyone else needs a replacement pod I may have an extra.
John Wilson Greensburg, PA USA On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 8:21:17 AM UTC-4, jandrews_nyc wrote: > Thank you > I should mentioned that I'm aware of the reverse threading on that shifter > pod. > It was just very tight and as I tried to loosen the bolt clockwise, my 6mm > allen key (bondus) stripped the bolt head out completely. > > The epoxy idea is interesting? > > Also thinking about finding a 7mm key to hammer in and try that. > At this point, I think the pod is toast. I'm more concerned about saving > the bars. > Jason > > > > On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 8:12:05 AM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> Just on the far remote off-chance: to remove, you turn the bolt >> clockwise. Any chance you were turning it the wrong way? >> >> http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/bar-end-shifter-service >> >> On 07/20/2015 07:50 AM, Steven Sweedler wrote: >> >> Jason, same thing happened to me, I was able to twist out the pod with a >> pair of Channelock pliers, pod was unuseable. Steve >> >> On Monday, July 20, 2015, jandrews_nyc <jasonas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone. >>> the title pretty much sums it up. >>> I was working on my bikes this morning switching a few things up to get >>> ready for a weeklong camping tour next month and when I went to take out >>> the FD side shifter pod (Shimano), the 6mm allen bolt was so tight that I >>> stripped it out. Now the shifter pod is stuck in the the noodle bar and >>> not one of my good allen keys will get a grip inside. >>> Has this happened to anyone else? Are there any solutions? >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
