Originally Posted by
roburrito
Some advice for another forum. I like the idea, thoughts?
"there was a young lady who swallowed a fly....."
Rule one in mechanics, start with the simplest, least invasive solution.
The threaded stud would probably work, but the solution is harder than gluing what you have.
Note also, that it isn't a reversible process. Make sure you have all the ducks in a row - new studs with enough thread, nuts to fit, etc - before punching out the existing stud.
In your shoes, I'd take the glue route first because it's easy and doesn't risk creating new problems, then if it didn't work well go either the braze, or stud and nut route.
Another alternative might be plumbers solder if the right flux can be found. If you heated the stud carefully, waiting for the heat to conduct into the joint, you might be able to solder it, before the fork blade got warm enough to damage the paint.