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Water Bottle Cage Screws

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  • #32
    jeffk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,829 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Type 17 wrote: »
    These bolts are aluminium and so it's really easy to damage the threads on them.

    Use some grease on the threads.

    If things are spinning, then:

    Check if the rivnut (the threaded part in your bike frame) is spinning, or if the spinning is due to the threads on the bolt (or in the rivnut itself) being stripped off.

    If the rivnut is spinning, you might be able to re-tighten it with a steel bolt and several large M5 washers and a pliers (ask for details if required)

    If the rivnut is stripped, you'll need to find someone with a few spare M5 rivnuts and a rivnut setting tool (an engineering place rather than a bike shop).

    Thanks for all the replies and information, really a novice at this and I know its something stupid and all small and should not be such an issue

    I think Ill go to halfords on bike a say whats happening, do they fit them without charge and if they go in ok that's that

    If not then Ill be back to you as likely rivnut is knackered, unlikely with the bolts being aluminum as you said


  • #33
    Finnrocco
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Finnrocco


    Go to Local Bike Shop, ask them to fit.

    Buy a tube or something and they will probably fit it for free (I know I would).


  • #34
    68 lost souls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    Last set of bottle cages I bought came with new screws, although they were Carbon cages (half price in halfords)


  • #35
    cletus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,858 ✭✭✭cletus


    If you look at the threads on the screw you'll be able to see whether they're damaged or not


  • #36
    jeffk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,829 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Went to halfords and he took a new set of bolts off a cage on the floor, wouldn't work, tried a bolt he had there and then looked on wall of bolts etc to no joy.
    Helpful and seemed to have a clue rather than you usual halfords staff member (think it helped he cycles himself)

    Went down to LBS (cyclezone) tried the standard bolt to no joy, then got a tool which I think basically cleaned the threads (was a t-bar thing, couldn't see exactly) and the screws went in no bother

    So much messing over two bolts, thanks for the help/advice/suggestions


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  • #37
    Type 17
    Registered Users Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭Type 17


    The t-handled thing is a handle to hold an M5 tap (from a tap-and-die set), which is used to cut new threads, or (as in your case) chase out damaged threads.


  • #38
    jeffk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,829 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Type 17 wrote: »
    The t-handled thing is a handle to hold an M5 tap (from a tap-and-die set), which is used to cut new threads, or (as in your case) chase out damaged threads.

    That's what I was thinking as for love nor Money the screw wouldn't go in, so wasn't biting on a thread to pull it in

    That there goes to show difference between halfords and a LBS


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