Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Rounded off mirror bolts

[Jasper]

Originally Posted by antonye

What Neil says - use a good SQUARE drive allen key and not a ball or a slightly rounded one. They don't need too much torque to keep them in (you don't need to do them up too tight) and this helps with keeping them in shape. Having said that, they are very soft and round easily, but at that price it's always worth buying a couple and keeping one as a spare.

Why would you use a SQUARE Allen key when the hole is hexagonal?

[antonye]

[Jasper]

You could of course use one of these.The Round part is for putting in a square hole.Attached are obviously some of your previous work,Ant!!

[antonye]

You're doing it wrong!

You need one of these:

[Jasper]

Mmmmmm.I tend to use a hammer for hammering,rather than a grinder! Each to his own i suppose!!

[antonye]

You can make anything fit with an angle grinder

[MSO 749s]

Thanks for the replies. As I thought, I'll get some spares and go easy on them.