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i use the ball bearing method and find the time to resolve and clean the bold socket a pain in the place when the sun don't shine - using grease keeps them in, too but i lost the odd ball here and there so big improvement and a much quicker/saver way for removal (when on the road and all) is to use m2 nuts in my size 4 allen bolts and have a m2 bolt ready to break the nut out (use glue only to fix the nut a bit in the bolt)
bigger bolts and m3 nuts and so on for all the other bolts and the bike is temper prove. i've seen complete cockpits go walkies too often to feel ok when let 'unprotected'.