[cjcintucson]

Thanks everybody for your help. I did a search to find the Oxford glue and no success yet. Looks like next best suggested is the original Gorilla glue. There are some others, but with my clumsiness, I think I will need one that does not set up light speed fast. I will need some time to turn, twist and adjust position. Appreciate the tip to mark the grip position on the throttle tube before hand. Definitely do not want the wiring to impeded the brake lever or the auto/manual switch. I will keep you posted. Yes, hair spray or gel has been the gold standard for years of putting on bicycle handlebar grips. Just probably will not hold up to the heat of the grips.

 

[cjcintucson]

Hi All,
I am the original poster and finally getting to trying to glue the Oxford grip to the throttle tube. But I can not get the bar end off. Used the correct phillips and held the bar end and the screw started turning. It came out about 1/16 of an inch and the screw now rotates without coming out further and releasing the bar end. Feels like something is stripped insaide?? Any ideas of what to do next??? I read both the threads that deal with bar end and bar weight removal, but this never came up. The previous owner was a bit of a McGuyver guy, so no telling what he did when he had the bar end off the first time. Thanks for any ideas or help. As most projects, what should be the easiest part is what brings you to a screaching halt!!

 

[cjcintucson]

Thanks dgall. I had felt that catch or no catch in there depending on how far out I had the bar end. So.... yes, it makes perfect sense. I will try that making sure the bar end can't turn and also the inside weight can't and try to get the screw out. I have a #3 phillips in a small socket on a small ratchet, so I have a good bite on the screw and a visegrips with some padding holds the bar end well. I will report back tomorrow when I work on it.

 

[cjcintucson]

Thanks again dgall. That was exactly the trick and even with my old age loss of muscle I was able to grab the bar end with a vise grip and push it inward while unscrewing the screw. It appears it was in with red loctite. Is there a way to clean out that thread and should I use something like that (maybe blue loctite) when I put the screw back???