Re: [RBW] Help me remove my Ergon grip

2018-05-30 Thread Alexander Georgeson
Try some pb blaster, spray a small amount on it for a couple of days. It works incredibly well especially when compared to WD 40. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Help me remove my Ergon grip

2018-05-29 Thread Jeff Lesperance
Ergon biocork? I think that's are area that would be ok to introduce a bit of heat - I'd go for that before adding more torque to the bolt head - maybe lighter/butane lighter grade heat, not torch heat. If'n that fails, I'd drip a bit more oil in there and go with short turning motions with the hex

[RBW] Help me remove my Ergon grip

2018-05-29 Thread J Imler
I stripped a hex key style crank arm dust cap recently. I think I used a paperclip or something slim to wedge in along with the wrench. It worked. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rece

[RBW] Help me remove my Ergon grip

2018-05-29 Thread Pondero
Thanks, Patrick! That is exactly the direction I was headed. But I paused...just in case someone had any more "proper tools" ideas I had missed. Chris Johnson Sanger, Texas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe f

[RBW] Help me remove my Ergon grip

2018-05-29 Thread Deacon Patrick
The inanimate are a peculiar bunch and sometimes need, especially under conditions such as actual use, motivations outside standard practices. When proper tools fail, I fall back to duct tape and my Buck knife. If those fail, it’s a rock as a hammer, the Buck knife or screwdriver as a chisel, fo

[RBW] Help me remove my Ergon grip

2018-05-29 Thread Pondero
So I snugged the small hex screw (that holds the grip to the bar) down nice and tight, then rode (and sweated) for a couple of years. Now I want to remove my Ergon grips to install some new brake levers. But the screws don't move. So far I've sprayed the screw with WD40 I had handy. My hex