Stripped bar end screw

[Iovnow]

Originally Posted by eluo

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a try to tighten then loosing before resorting to the bolt extractor.

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Yea thats where I have been ordering OEM parts from. I picked up 4 screws and made sure I used a properly sized screw driver for it. Have two spares right now just in case I have a future incident.

[eluo]

Finally got the bar end screw out by hammering #3 phillip bit into the screw for a tight fit and having my wife hold the strap wrench while I push in and turn to loosen.

I did find glue on the screw
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Pic of the stripped screw with bar end removed
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After all this and removing my original grip, I noticed I received a defective grip. The rubber on the grip had a crack.
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I sent an email to Oxford customer service. Hopefully the can resolve this soon. I can't ride without the grip and I don't plan to put back the original grip. It was a pain to get it off.