Seat fairing Allen bolts

[eamonn]

Trying to undo Allen bolts on front of the seat fairing/cowl, but the captive nut part is spinning in the rear subframe, Any ideas to stop it turning .???? Thanks

[lloydie]

Yep !
Drill a small hole vertically down from above it and wedge it with a drift to stop it spinning.

[eamonn]

Brilliant, thanks very much

[tony.mon]

You could also try putting a hex drive in a drill, select reverse, just spin it up.
Often the captive nut will heat up and seize in the metal section, and the screw undoes.

[agentpineapple]

I've managed to remove them when this has happened in the past, you need a flat head screw driver and a hammer. then place the screw driver against the small lip between the bolt and the subframe, give it a few whacks, fingers crossed it'll pinch and allow you to remove the bolt, it's worked for me in the past, iirc shaun put me onto this method...

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