quick steel and screws

zoltan · 02-03-2013, 03:39 PM

The bracket that supports/guides the front brake line has come loose from the shock tube. The holes that the guide screws to are stripped. I am pretty sure that the stripped holes are plastic and they are not that deep. I was planning on filling the holes with quick steel and then twist in the screws while its still pliable. The screws have a fairly fine thread.
Anybody have a better way to get this done?

P B G · 02-03-2013, 09:16 PM

I've never had a ton of luck with those methods, you need to remove the screw later, and there's just not enough "meat" to hold a thread.

Usually I would rather insert a small length of threaded rod with some form of adhesive to keep it in place, then use a lock nut to hold the bracket.

sailah · 02-04-2013, 08:33 AM

How about a threaded insert for plastic?

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-th...nserts/=lc08cr

02-03-2013, 03:39 PM	#1
zoltan ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: NOCO Oddometer: 138	quick steel and screws The bracket that supports/guides the front brake line has come loose from the shock tube. The holes that the guide screws to are stripped. I am pretty sure that the stripped holes are plastic and they are not that deep. I was planning on filling the holes with quick steel and then twist in the screws while its still pliable. The screws have a fairly fine thread. Anybody have a better way to get this done?

02-04-2013, 08:33 AM	#3
sailah Lampin' it Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Turning expensive metal into scrap Oddometer: 4,164	How about a threaded insert for plastic? http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-th...nserts/=lc08cr __________________ We're not out here to rough it. We're here to smooth it . Things are rough enough in town. Nessmuk

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02-03-2013, 09:16 PM	#2
P B G Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Greater Chicago Oddometer: 9,781	I've never had a ton of luck with those methods, you need to remove the screw later, and there's just not enough "meat" to hold a thread. Usually I would rather insert a small length of threaded rod with some form of adhesive to keep it in place, then use a lock nut to hold the bracket.