Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
Good job. I still have a problem Solvers kit somewhere on my shelves. I've only done a few of these repairs and was initially skeptical to the "strength" of the repair but I've not had one that I repaired come back so figure the repair does a good job. One detail is that I filed the broken off boss base flat to have the sleeve stick up as straight as possible (one photo suggests the base wasn't filed, the text does mention filing the base flat). Andy
Thanks! I did file it down some to remove a small uneven point from where the post broke, but I left a shoulder on there as I thought that might help to locate the inner end of the bushing in the canti arm. I might have filed it after the picture was taken, I don't actually recall. In any case, the hardened bolt sits were it sits based on how it indexes into the existing threads, it isn't bent by the bronze sleeve which is much softer and pretty thin. I'm not sure how far the threads go into the fork, they went as far as I could probe with an angled pick. I would have gone with a 30mm bolt instead of the 25mm (original was 20) just to maximize the advantage, but they were out of the 30mm at the store. Still, I think I probably have something like 10mm of thread engagement. A bit of thread locker would probably be an improvement overall.