Stripped

[Brian VT]

Any thoughts on how to repair stripped threads near the bottom of my WP43 fork where the bolt that holds the fork guard on goes ? I thought about filling it with JB weld and re-tapping it but I couldn't find a bottom tap locally. You pros must have a better idea ?

[Rick]

You might want to look for an incert / helicoil?

[GMP]

First thing I'd try is the HTS2000 aluminum brazing rods, as I have them and they work great. Clean the hole, heat, and just partially fill the bad threads. Retap and your done. You'd have to disassemble the fork (cartridge) and most likely use a plumbers turbo torch or oxy gas torch due to the mass but the repair would be like new. JB Weld will work but has much less strength. mcmaster.com for options and any machine type tools you can't get locally.

[Brian VT]

Originally Posted by GMP

First thing I'd try is the HTS2000 aluminum brazing rods...

Cool stuff ! I had never heard of it.
http://aluminumrepair.com/aluminum_repair.asp

[GMP]

This stuff is worth every penny in fixing sloppy shifters and brake pedals alone.