|   What to do about brake boss holes? | laxman1100
Jan 14, 2002 8:48 AM | | I took the brake bosses out becuase I'm running discs, but my question is what should I do about the holes? I don't want them to rust or become corroded. Are there caps I can buy? |
| Look at............... | Mike T.®
Jan 14, 2002 9:18 AM | | ......their Brake Pivot Plugs -
http://www.x-lite.com/navi.html |
| Any other ideas in US? | laxman1100
Jan 14, 2002 9:56 AM | | Those are perfect, but at $12.75 a piece, they're pretty expensive! I'll probably do it though unless I can get something here in the US. |
| Each? | Mike T.®
Jan 14, 2002 10:23 AM | | It doesn't say it but I would imagine that's "per pair". |
| Pull-down product list doesn't work with Netscape.... | SS_MB-7
Jan 14, 2002 9:57 AM | | The pull-down product menu listing doesn't seem to work with Netscape (but works with IE).
Here's the link to the plugs: http://www.x-lite.com/brakepivotplugs.htm
....and here's a pic:
Ride Hard,
Mike B. |
| X-Lite plugs don't fit Cannondale (nm) | Steve S
Jan 15, 2002 3:22 AM | | |
| Put a bolt in them | jkopish
Jan 14, 2002 11:06 AM | | Go to the hardware store and get a bolt to fill them. I used a set screw (headless bolt) to fill mine. The threads are metric but any larger hardware store should have something that will work. I got stainless steel set screws at Lowe's that do the trick and they where only about a buck each. Plain steel once should be much less. FYI I believe the thread size is M6 but I'd have to check to be sure. |
| Stop. X-Lite to too pricey | Mr Magoo
Jan 14, 2002 11:33 AM | | On my locomoto frame, I put 10mm plastic plugs available at an automotive store. They're really radiator drain plugs for a small nissan. About $4/pair and lighter. This didn't work for my Z-1 fork bosses (00 is safe). I got plugs used to attach interior door panels to the sheetmetal. Titus suggested them, called X-mass trees available in the same automotive store. X-lite is cool but don't forget the shipping cost from England on top of their price. If you have $ to burn, go for it, But you need to be real specific thread wise for the fronts because the bosses are recessed. |
| Someone recently suggested dripping hot wax into | eelpie
Jan 14, 2002 11:38 AM | | the holes, which seems like a light, cheap, simple solution. |
| Unless you want to put the bosses back in! nm | fonseca
Jan 15, 2002 8:51 AM | | nm |
| That was me and precisely why wax.... | fd
Jan 15, 2002 9:28 AM | | Getting wax out just requires applying heat with holes facing down. |
| I don't have a heat gun... | fonseca
Jan 17, 2002 1:57 PM | | Do you just hold a lighter under your fork? I don't know... |
| re: What to do about brake boss holes? | Sunny
Jan 14, 2002 9:47 PM | | What about them plastic plugs that are used in holding the plastic panels in the car? Saw some at an automotive supply shop. A 'variety' pack for a couple of dollars. Spray some lube in the holes and put the plugs in...maybe? |
| The top from a bic pen. nm | Jimbo2k
Jan 15, 2002 10:28 AM | | nm |
| go to your local auto body supply store...... | IAmtnbikr
Jan 15, 2002 6:35 PM | | and get some nylon interior panel retaining clips. They are usually either black or white, and have a button style head, and a shank that has barbs that will hold well in the threaded hole. They are used to hold plastic interior trim panels in place, normally like kick panels, etc. Real easily trimmed to fit. |
| oops, didn't read Mr. M's or Sunny's posts first!!! NM | IAmtnbikr
Jan 15, 2002 6:38 PM | | NM |
| re: What to do about brake boss holes? | MikeyCB00
Jan 18, 2002 1:21 AM | | Here's the simplest and cheapest way to do this. Take a couple of plastic presta valve caps. turn them dome side down, and press them into the brake boss hole. While pushing, start to screw them clockwise...the plastic of the cap should start to groove into the threads of the boss. it might take a few tries, but the cheapness and accessability of valve caps makes up for the little elbow grease required. Hope that helped you out.
Mike |
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