Best solution for corrosion?

[daughtervodka]

I unfortunately have some corrosion on the bolts for the front brake disc, some on the bearings for the wheels, and the bolts on the headers. The person who shipped my bike did it in an open trailer just after winter in northern New York. So the salt on the roads got all over it.

Someone said that high grade steel wool would do the job, but just seeing if there are any easier ways...

Thanks in advance...

 

[50dro]

Wheel acid? Navel jelly?

 

[Mike Van V]

Not too messy...

WD-40 and Scotchbrite. It'll take a while, but you'll get it clean.

Messy....Navel Jelly.
Actually, this might be a better overall way to go. The Scotchbrite will not get right down into the joint of the head of the fastener and the thing it's holding onto.
On the other hand...it will need a very good washing down and maybe with a tooth brush to make sure you get it all out of those joints.

The last, and the best method.......
Remove each and every fastener, clean it and the things it's clamped to, stick that fastener back in place before you take the next one out.
As noted, do one or two at a time.

Have fun...

Mike

 

[nativeXb12Rbuell]

the brake rotor bolts are not to be re-used they are to be replaced if they are removed for any reason. they are torque to spec bolt. dont reuse the bolt after they have been removed.

just use some scotch bright pads ..

 

[anrkizm95]

w/d-40 and a small wire brush.

 

[kiwi1125cr]

The main reason for not reusing rotor bolts is a safety thing. because some one with little machanicle know how would maybe put thim back in without adding thread lock and proper torque etc. and if one of them comes out while you on the move dread the thought could catch on caliper. the new bolt kits come with thread lock allready on them etc. [cool]KIWI.

 

[Mike Van V]

Have reused rotor fasteners with zero problem. And will continue to do so as long as I see no deformation in the fastener. "Deformation" happens just before a fastener breaks...it stretches, get's smaller in diameter!
This is part of what I do for a living. Been doing it a long time, have learned a lot over the years.

I'll not pay those overblown prices just because someone overtorqued some fastener somewhere and scared the Buell boys into that statement.

Beside...you aren't going to force a (an "apparent") high quality fastener into its yeald point by torquing into a weaker "nut" (the aluminum wheel..), unless it's a really crappy fastener to begin with.

So...is that what's being said....the Buell boys have used grade 1 fasteners in the Buell ?
I doubt it.

Mike

 

[kiwi1125cr]

I agree with everything u said i also have reused them. but some one without the no how to do it proply shoeld stay clear of . I rekon. [cool]KIWI.

 

[50dro]

The main reason for not reusing rotor bolts is a safety thing.

I'd argue it's more a liability thing than a safety thing but the argument holds true. I spoke with a Buell tech about this and they said they reuse them all the time.

 

[2StangBK]

For corrosion prevention I use Pig Snot on the engine and any place that's not near the brakes or sidewalks of the tires. It fairs pretty well where I live, 3 blocks from the Atlantic.

 

[TooFst]

I used 1000 grit wet sand paper then clear Krylon high gloss. I did most bolts on the bike. Just a quick shot on the heads and they still look really good. (I think it was 2 yrs. ago but maybe 3). I also did the brake line clamps (front and rear).

 

[dave_xb12r]

Beside...you aren't going to force a (an "apparent") high quality fastener into its yeald point by torquing into a weaker "nut" (the aluminum wheel..), unless it's a really crappy fastener to begin with.

Did you take into consideration that every time you heat and cool a piece of metal, it re arranges the molecules and makes the metal more brittle? It doesn't have "deformation" because it shatters instead of stretching.