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Old 08-27-11 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MetinUz
So I started disassembling the '69 Raleigh Pro I talked about in this thread. It started easy enough, but I noted that the stem nut was stuck. I sprayed some PB Blaster, then removed other components. The front Mafac centerpull was hard to removed, I had to thread the bolt rather than just push it out.

The steerer tube was attached to the fork crown not by brazing, but by the brake center bolt It appears there is hardly any brass in the interface:



So, how easy is this repair? I assume the crown race area will have to be built up from brass, is this OK? Time to talk to a framebuilder...
Sweet plastic Elvis, you got lucky. I can't imagine what would have happened if the brake bolt wasn't holding it together.

Yes, talk to a framebuilder. It's going to be an iffy proposition, filling that worn gap with brass without overheating the whole shebang and still having it come out straight.
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