Sitting slip Posted January 14, 2017 Share Hi guys Anyone got some tips or know someone who can drill out cleat of old shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted January 14, 2017 Share I assume the allen head is rounded?Good clean, soak in penetrating oil overnight, hammer in a posi drive, which is larger than the hole, try and use an even pressure to unscrew.Failing that you can drill them out with a hand drill, just make sure the drill bit is small enough to not damage the threads in the shoe.I've found that just drilling in a little, then reversing the direction of the drill works most times.Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted January 14, 2017 Share If the Allen head is a bit messed or rounded, try a hex key, sometimes it is enough to grip so that you can unscrew. Soak in penetrative fluid first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Hare Posted January 14, 2017 Share Old Allen key & superglue Drip 0.0000000004 ml superglue into the head thingy.Insert Allen KeyLet DryRemove cleat screw Clean and repeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J∆kk∆ls Posted January 14, 2017 Share Try stretching a rubber band over the nut then push the hex key into the rubber. The rubber should provide enough grip to loosen the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted January 14, 2017 Share Old Allen key & superglue Drip 0.0000000004 ml superglue into the head thingy.Insert Allen KeyLet DryRemove cleat screw Clean and repeat CLEVER ill store this idea away for a first try next time I have stuck screw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted January 14, 2017 Share Hi guys Anyone got some tips or know someone who can drill out cleat of old shoes?use a reverse twist drill... usual will come out without more intervention than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted January 14, 2017 Share If all of the above fails drill a 3mm hole in the bolt almost all the way through then take a small "easy out" and put n , the larger ones don't work with cleat bolts ( don't know why) Easy out you can get from chamberlains/adendorf/ builders ect. ect. costs like R80 for a pac of 5 and trust me you use them a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marshall Posted January 14, 2017 Share Try stretching a rubber band over the nut then push the hex key into the rubber. The rubber should provide enough grip to loosen the nut.You can also use steel wool in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubbin Posted January 14, 2017 Share images.jpg Yup, that would remove them. Trick is to try and salvage the shoes afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakAttak Posted January 14, 2017 Share If all of the above fails drill a 3mm hole in the bolt almost all the way through then take a small "easy out" and put n , the larger ones don't work with cleat bolts ( don't know why) Easy out you can get from chamberlains/adendorf/ builders ect. ect. costs like R80 for a pac of 5 and trust me you use them a lot.Alot of people don't know what or how to use an easy out... to me, it's one of my best tools ever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting slip Posted January 15, 2017 Share Fanx guys Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L22 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted January 15, 2017 Share Had the same problem a few weeks backUse a small grinder and thin blade and cut a slot to the top of the screw. You can even cut through the plastic of the old cleat. But cutting must be done real carefully and the blade should not go to the shoe sole...Use then a big flat screwdriver to loosen.Used this method also to loosen stripped rotor bolts on my mtb wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurferChild Posted January 16, 2017 Share Fanx guys Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L22 using TapatalkI'm actually quite curious which one of the mentioned hints and tips you used, and which worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted January 16, 2017 Share EZ-Out. The end. AKA the right tool for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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