Morning all,
Yet another problem - I am beginning to realise that RBing involves moving from one catastrophe to the next disaster; but that is half the fun!!! << might be BS!!! LOL Luckily I have no hair left to pull out.
As most will know, I am building an A Frame Gazelle (the headset issues thread). Having got the HS sorted, I thought i was on the finishing straight and was ready to get the cables sorted UNTIL ....
the front mech cable clamp 'failed' when i was tightening it up. It may be the case i am not responsible for it as i had not tried it before but i am stuck with the problem.
I have tried a couple of other bolts and they tighten 'to a point' and then loosen so I have to presume the threads are 'goosed' (Norn Iron technical term for broken). Here are a couple of pics although they don't show much -
I forgot to take a pic of the bolt - but it is a clamp. I have looked around in my usual haunts for something to replace it but have been unable to find anything.
I would like some options as to the best way to get this working - I do not have access to any local engineers etc to rethread the hole and i am not sure that would work without increasing the size of the hole.
Any ideas and options are, as always, greatly appreciated.
Richard
Yet another problem - I am beginning to realise that RBing involves moving from one catastrophe to the next disaster; but that is half the fun!!! << might be BS!!! LOL Luckily I have no hair left to pull out.
As most will know, I am building an A Frame Gazelle (the headset issues thread). Having got the HS sorted, I thought i was on the finishing straight and was ready to get the cables sorted UNTIL ....
the front mech cable clamp 'failed' when i was tightening it up. It may be the case i am not responsible for it as i had not tried it before but i am stuck with the problem.
I have tried a couple of other bolts and they tighten 'to a point' and then loosen so I have to presume the threads are 'goosed' (Norn Iron technical term for broken). Here are a couple of pics although they don't show much -
I forgot to take a pic of the bolt - but it is a clamp. I have looked around in my usual haunts for something to replace it but have been unable to find anything.
I would like some options as to the best way to get this working - I do not have access to any local engineers etc to rethread the hole and i am not sure that would work without increasing the size of the hole.
Any ideas and options are, as always, greatly appreciated.
Richard