Just thought this would be a cool new topic. If there is already one in existence please let me know so I can delete this one, or a mod can do it. As for me I finished my under tail project and rode the crap out of it.
This is why I'm petrified of ever having to remove my header. I've heard this tooo many times..Broke off a front header bolt in the head. Don't know how I'm going to get it out because I can't spend any money on it.Guess I'll try PB Blaster and heat cycling with my heat gun.
Yep... I soaked all the bolts I'd be taking out in PB Blaster a couple days ago. None of these bolts had ever been messed with in the 5.5 years and 32k miles I've ridden it; the rear header clamp bolt came out easy and one of the header bolts came out easy, as well, but not the other. I've been thinking about it for the past hour or so and, because it broke off with about 5mm showing above the surface, I think I'm going to try welding another bolt or stud to it and just leave it that way, not trying to remove it. We're talking about hardened steel frozen in there.This is why I'm petrified of ever having to remove my header. I've heard this tooo many times..