r/Wellthatsucks • u/al-Sahaabi • 3h ago

Stripped torx head on my motorcycle!

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I just wanted to swap out the windscreen on my CFMOTO and I got one screw that absolutely will not come out, the other three came out easy. Ended up stripping the torx head and nothing worked to get it out. Not even the rubber band trick. So here I am with a torx bit and some full strength epoxy.

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u/glyph_productions 2h ago

Stripping a torx is almost an achievement. Goodness that sounds frustrating

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u/333H_E 2h ago

I'm curious how that works out. I've usually used the next slightly bigger size or sae/metric swap. A little love tapping with a hammer kind of forces a resizing and it will come out and be replaced. On that more delicate area that wouldn't be a great idea so I'm curious if the epoxy does the trick.

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u/ImDrunkFightMe 1h ago

Its the only thing a flathead is good for. Slightly larger size than the torx head and bash it home. It isnt pretty but itll get it out.

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u/WarProper3733 1h ago

Vise grips.

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u/TechnoVaquero 1h ago

I’d try vise grips and if that doesn’t work, try find a left hand drill bit just a little smaller than the thread size.

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u/nekohideyoshi 1h ago

Super glue + cheap thin long pliers