Litespeed T6 Water Bottle Cage Rivet Spins
09-19-19, 09:04 AM
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Litespeed T6 Water Bottle Cage Rivet Spins
Just bought a very lightly used 2018 Litespeed T6 from someone. They shipped the water bottle cage bolts in a separate box, so when I went to screw them in one of them would not go in and had the rivet spinning
Spinning rivet
is this an easy cheap fix for a LBS? Will they drill out the rivet or just tighten it up? It shouldn't damage the titanium?
your advise is appreciated
Thanks
Spinning rivet
is this an easy cheap fix for a LBS? Will they drill out the rivet or just tighten it up? It shouldn't damage the titanium?
your advise is appreciated
Thanks
09-19-19, 09:41 AM
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You can most likely fix it yourself...There are a couple youtube videos that explain the problem and repair. Or an LBS can probably do it. It's most likely a three-minute job that involves no drilling.
Edit to add: here you go.
Edit to add: here you go.
09-19-19, 09:49 AM
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+1 to the post above. I’ve done this type of repair at home myself with common tools, a large washer and a long bolt. If you are nervous about attempting a repair, any decent bike repair shop can fix it.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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It's a pretty easy fix. If you can hold the rivnut enough to get a water bottle bolt into it, you are most likely able to tighten it back up. If the threads are stripped, just remove it with a dremmel tool and install a new one. If you remove the rivnut, just make sure there is a big enough hole in the headtube/downtube junction or BB/downtube junction to get the old rivnut out. I made a video a couple of years ago demonstrating the process I use.
