bar-end shifter pod stripped out and stuck in handlebar

[jandrews_nyc]

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?

thanks

Jason

[Steven Sweedler]

Jason, same thing happened to me, I was able to twist out the pod  with a pair of Channelock pliers, pod was unuseable. Steve

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Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New Hampshire

[Kainalu]

A left hand thread tap tool aka "easy out" can do it. There's good ones and bad ones. I've got some that aren't the greatest, you're welcome to try them out. Or maybe slathering some epoxy on an Allen wrench for a one last try to loosen with the tool before completely mangling it via easy out?
-Kai
in Brooklyn

[Steve Palincsar]

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

[jandrews_nyc]

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

[Tim Gavin]

Jason-

If you have a standard hex set, try the 1/4 inch first (before the 7 mm).  1/4 inch is 6.35 mm.

The fixing bolt is stripped, but the whole pod isn't toast.  I did this to an old pair of Suntour Accushift bar-ends, and was able to replace the bolt.  The standard Shimano bar-end shifter bolt ($6 online) fits any Shimano or Silver bar-end (as well as the old Accushift).

Best of luck,

Tim

[jandrews_nyc]

thanks Tim

[John Wilson]

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