Fork pinch bolts?

[lricker]

Pulling the forks off a '99 I/S.
ALL the pinch bolts come loose just fine, EXCEPT the inside, lower bolt....on both sides!!!!!
Not even sure how to get penetrating oil to them.
Thoughts?  Tricks?  Muscles?
(and it was going so well till that).
thanks,
Lon
I'm afraid to death of stripping the allen 'head'.

[3W-lonerider]

iv'e had that happen. what i normally do is re-install the ones that came out. tighten them down then try to loosen the tight ones. works most of the time.
tightening the ones that came out will take some of the pressure off the tight ones

[da prez]

  Find a blunt punch that will fit inside the allen head bolt. Use the largest punch that will bottom out. Turn the forks to the stop and use a large hammer , hit the punch pretty hard. It will shock the bolt and loosen the corrosion. When you loosen the bolt , stop if it feels like it is getting harder to back out. Turn it back in and then loosen it. Work it out and then clean the bolt and threads when out.

                                        da prez

[Daniel Meyer]

For sure retighten the loose ones, whack the stuck ones a few times and try again...

[lricker]

Thanks all!  I tried tightening the loose ones, but at this point they are out, hoping I could get some liquid wrench down on the stuck ones.  I'll definitely put them back in and tighten.  And try the punch trick.

I've resorted to the 18v impact driver, with absolutely no luck.  Do I risk twisting them off if I go with they pneumatic impact driver?
 
Wondered if I need to try heat?  I'm guessing the forks have never been off this bike.

I was THAT close to having the forks out so they could be rebuilt/seals replaced.....
Lon

[lricker]

Thanks to all the tricks mentioned above, I just 'took a break' from work and went out and they came loose! 
Now to find someone local with experience (and tools) rebuilding forks/seals.  New progressive shocks and all the seals just arrived in the little brown truck.

thanks everyone.
Lon

[old2soon]

            Honda in their infinite wisdom do NOT use anti seize that I'm aware of where steel bolts attach to threaded aluminum. Or steel machine screws into brass ferrules. Think the speaker pods on the I/S. When putting it back together use some anti seize please!  RIDE SAFE.

[Jess from VA]

Except antiseize changes/interferes with accurate torque settings, no?

For those that use torque wrenches. 

[old2soon]

Except antiseize changes/interferes with accurate torque settings, no?

For those that use torque wrenches. 

            So What 5 pounds less on the setting? da prez told me every school he went to for mechanics when the mentioned torque in most cases they are refering to Dry clean bolts and Dry clean threads. I'd venture to say anyone here that turns their own wrenches has had disassembly issues. I Know I have. Just like that old hair crème commercial from the 60s-a little dab will do ya!  But yes Jess-a slightly different torque value BUT i myself can NOT supply an Exact figure!  RIDE SAFE.

[Jess from VA]

Well I agree Dennis.

Even though I have a big fancy spendy torque wrench, I don't use it.

I just pull hard enough to hold things, keeping in mind if I am dealing with steel or aluminum.

And I have copper antizeize and use a dab on almost every single bolt/screw I ever take out and put back in.

My first wife was a fair mechanic, and told me you can't do diddly without lubrication.