Whytenoise
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Installed an inexpensive, lock ring type throttle lock, that replaced the stock handle bar end. It took a couple of extra washers but I got it to work. I was so confident, that I went ahead and put some blue lock tight and buttoned everything back up. Yesterday I actually used the throttle lock, and while it did work, I wasn’t really happy with it.
Fast forward to today. Hold on to the outer cap and start unscrewing. It takes a bit of effort but the screw breaks loose and I continue unscrewing and unscrewing but it’s not unscrewing with even resistance , there’s resistance then a build up of pressure, than a release, and the screw isn’t coming out. It did back out some because the tl components loosen up a bit but at some point something is just spinning. I was able to tighten the screw down again but when backing out, same behavior.
I can’t fit it all together in my head yet but, after doing my YouTube and forum searches, I think this is what happened: loosening my locktighted screw caused the handlebar weight to break/deform the pathetic little ears that are the “lock” part of the handle bar end. The weight is just spinning in the handle bar as I attempt to unscrew. At some point, the lock-tite must’ve broken because of the slight movement I’ve seen and the ability to tighten things back down. I may have broken the grip weight in such a way that it turns counterclockwise but locks clockwise.
If my hypothesis is correct, the only solution I can come up with is to attempt to drill the head off the screw as a way to get the throttle lock off so I can get to the weight. If I can, then, I figure out a way to lock the weight in place while I use vice grips to hopefully remove the screw. If that fails, I start down the road of trying to remove the weight itself.
Would appreciate feedback on my hypothesis and (hopefully) any other tips/tricks to try before I start burning through drill bits.
Fast forward to today. Hold on to the outer cap and start unscrewing. It takes a bit of effort but the screw breaks loose and I continue unscrewing and unscrewing but it’s not unscrewing with even resistance , there’s resistance then a build up of pressure, than a release, and the screw isn’t coming out. It did back out some because the tl components loosen up a bit but at some point something is just spinning. I was able to tighten the screw down again but when backing out, same behavior.
I can’t fit it all together in my head yet but, after doing my YouTube and forum searches, I think this is what happened: loosening my locktighted screw caused the handlebar weight to break/deform the pathetic little ears that are the “lock” part of the handle bar end. The weight is just spinning in the handle bar as I attempt to unscrew. At some point, the lock-tite must’ve broken because of the slight movement I’ve seen and the ability to tighten things back down. I may have broken the grip weight in such a way that it turns counterclockwise but locks clockwise.
If my hypothesis is correct, the only solution I can come up with is to attempt to drill the head off the screw as a way to get the throttle lock off so I can get to the weight. If I can, then, I figure out a way to lock the weight in place while I use vice grips to hopefully remove the screw. If that fails, I start down the road of trying to remove the weight itself.
Would appreciate feedback on my hypothesis and (hopefully) any other tips/tricks to try before I start burning through drill bits.