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Kid Thunder
07-15-2017, 01:46 PM
The above bracket on my SX is twisted & has to be replaced. After removing the bolts & wiring I found out that the key switch has to be removed. Problem is that there are 3 tamper proof bolts holding it in!
I've done them before by grinding a slot & backing them out with a screwdriver. Problem is that I don't think I can get in there with a grinder. Any ideas? Only other thing I could think of was to cut off the bracket near the bolts so I can get at the them without messing anything up!! Boo!

Cooter
07-15-2017, 01:49 PM
Even Harbor Freight carries those sockets.

Kid Thunder
07-15-2017, 01:55 PM
But the bolt heads are flush with the bracket. What kind of socket would do that?

Hughlysses
07-15-2017, 02:47 PM
They don't look pretty much like this?

1555

If so, that's a Torx security screw and you can get a Torx tool to fit that most places.

Kid Thunder
07-15-2017, 03:33 PM
No they are flat with just a dimple in the middle.

Kid Thunder
07-15-2017, 03:42 PM
I just looked at it again. The bolt is flat like that but in the middle it seems to have a plug made from a different material. I tried to pick at it but it doesn't seem to want to pop out. Maybe it's like the old carb anti tamper mixture screws. They could be drilled & pop out. Any ideas on that? Don't want to screw them up & never get them out.

buell-fan
07-15-2017, 07:11 PM
1. unplug ignition,
2. center punch the two break away fasteners,
3. drill just big and deep enough to install a small easyout,
4. remove three fasteners for ignition switch,
5. remove last fastener for bracket.

Hughlysses
07-15-2017, 07:17 PM
So these are some kind of one-use fasteners that break off as they're being tightened?

Kid Thunder
07-15-2017, 11:36 PM
I have 3 break away fasteners & one bolt. Not 2. Correct?

d_adams
07-16-2017, 04:43 PM
Yes, they are considered one time use bolts.

Kid Thunder
07-17-2017, 11:23 PM
Well it wasn't that easy with the top clamp on the bike. But I took it off & my buddy did it with a drill press on his miller. Never get it done on the bike. Maybe in theory it will work.

florenceccollinsc
11-19-2019, 05:34 AM
you go with cordless drill for commercial construction. Inexpensive and does the job of any other impact. Solid build and power allows for easy use

Cooter
11-19-2019, 10:20 PM
I just had my SX apart (again) and there is the tamperproof T45 Torx bolt, and the break off one time use ones. A sharp chisel and a hammer were able to loosen them very easily. They weren't on very tight at all.

I'm sure a left hand drill bit would have worked very well too.