Matchstix Posted August 6, 2009 Share How would you guys remove shimano cleats that the bolts has seized into the mounting plate on MTB shoes? Bolts are stripped. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTfan Posted August 6, 2009 Share My best guess would be to take the cleats off your bike, then take an angle grinder and cut through the metal between the cleats and you shoes, but then that would just be a waste of shoes and cleats.. hmm, take the cleats off and buy new cleats and shoes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted August 6, 2009 Share I drilled the heads off the bolts, took off the cleats and then removed the remaining bits with a vice grip ....... Takes a little while but works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYGA Posted August 6, 2009 Share Serious dose of Q20 and try again. Else drill out the bolts taking care to stop drilling before you destroy the base plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leet22 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Drill them out Match. All you have to do is drill the head off and then u can take the mountaing plate out as normal but with threads still in. Wont dange shoe but will have to have new mounting plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNOSE_E Posted August 6, 2009 Share Easy out tool....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted August 6, 2009 Share want to save the mounting plate and these bolts are freaken hard. any other Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davem Posted August 6, 2009 Share Try Q5 Graphite penetrating oil. More effective than Q20. Be careful, it's black and messy so don't muck up the shoes. You also can get a screw extractor from most hardware stores. This is like a screw with a reverse thread. Drill a hole down the centre of the bolt. Screw in the extractor (reverse direction). This provides you with a new square head which you can attach a spanner to. This will give you a lot more leverage. The harder you turn, the deeper the reverse thread binds into the bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted August 6, 2009 Share The mounting plate normally has 4 holes. So if you damage the holes you can just flip it around and use the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted August 6, 2009 Share thanks for the advice so far guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manbearpig Posted August 6, 2009 Share My guess, there is a product made by Spanjaard called "penetrating spray" Spray it onto the cleats and leave for 10 min. What you also want to do is "shock" the cap screws. If you take a solid steel punch place it on the head of each screw and hit it with a hammer the shock will generally break the "rust weld". For a cheap fix pour some coke on the cap screws. I've heard the acid eats the rust which might help loosen them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted August 6, 2009 Share Oke just drilled the heads of and removed the rest of the screw with a normal set of plyers. . alot easier than I thought it will be. . took 5min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted August 6, 2009 Share Oke just drilled the heads of and removed the rest of the screw with a normal set of plyers. . alot easier than I thought it will be. . took 5min - cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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