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Old 09-09-09 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by David Newton
They were probably press-fit in.

I'd pull it out, clean off the epoxy, prep the mating surfaces and silver-solder it back in. Even regular solder and a propane torch will work.
That sounds like the next stop if the epoxy doesn't work. I give the epoxy 50-50 chances at best. I really like JB Weld on metal-to-metal applications because I've had luck with it in the past. But this one is trickier.
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