BMW K bikes (Bricks)


You are not connected. Please login or register

K100-forum.com » Technical, repair and troubleshooting » Frame, fairing and wheels » How do you remove these?

View previous topic View next topic Go down  Message [Page 1 of 1]

1Back to top Go down   How do you remove these? Empty How do you remove these? Thu Feb 08, 2018 5:22 pm

philbuck

philbuck
active member
active member
I want to remove the grill to respray the fairing, but there are 4 of these little monkeys holding it on. Anyone ever had any success in removing them, without destroying anything?
How do you remove these? Imag0013

    

2Back to top Go down   How do you remove these? Empty Re: How do you remove these? Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:36 pm

Point-Seven-five

Point-Seven-five
Life time member
Life time member
I've removed them successfully by using a jewelers screwdriver to pry the leaves back away from the post they are anchored against.  It destroys the fastener, but you really want to use a new one anyway.


__________________________________________________
Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
 
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
    

3Back to top Go down   How do you remove these? Empty Re: How do you remove these? Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:50 am

charlie99

charlie99
VIP
VIP
if you can pry one edge up . then a good set of side cutters can cut through the outer flat section of the fastener , yes it destroys it but also widens the section allowing easy removal with just a twist to widen the whole thing ... you do save the plastic bolt section from too much damage doing it this way

they are available from any good bolt store shop as replacements


__________________________________________________
cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

4Back to top Go down   How do you remove these? Empty Re: How do you remove these? Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:03 am

philbuck

philbuck
active member
active member
charlie99 wrote:if you can pry one edge up . then a good set of side cutters can cut through the outer flat section of the fastener , yes it destroys it but also widens the section allowing easy removal with just a twist to widen the whole thing ... you do save the plastic bolt section from too much damage doing it this way

they are available from any good bolt store shop as replacements

Thanks for that, I'll give it a go.

    

Sponsored content


    

View previous topic View next topic Back to top  Message [Page 1 of 1]

K100-forum.com » Technical, repair and troubleshooting » Frame, fairing and wheels » How do you remove these?

Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum