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Was removing my mirrors today from my M1100, they are attached by a single allen bolt. The left one came off fine. Then I went to the right one, and the bolt wouldn't budge. I thought hmm, there must be some major loctite on this bolt. So I kept on turning it until "SNAP!!", the bolt's head snapped off! 
Not to panic, I proceeded to drill a small hole through the middle of the bolt. Then I tapped a litte metal file in there and tried to turn it, it still wouldn't move. So then I decided to drill a larger hole. Then almost through the bolt, the drill caught the bolt and it started spinning OUT! I thought, what the??
Turns out the right mirror bolt is threaded in reverse, so you have to turn it CLOCKWISE to loosen it. Have you heard of anything more retarded, or is is me that's the retarted one?
Now I need to find a new reverse threaded bolt.
Not to panic, I proceeded to drill a small hole through the middle of the bolt. Then I tapped a litte metal file in there and tried to turn it, it still wouldn't move. So then I decided to drill a larger hole. Then almost through the bolt, the drill caught the bolt and it started spinning OUT! I thought, what the??
Turns out the right mirror bolt is threaded in reverse, so you have to turn it CLOCKWISE to loosen it. Have you heard of anything more retarded, or is is me that's the retarted one?
Now I need to find a new reverse threaded bolt.