Author Topic: stripped stem repair (Read 345 times)

Glen · « **on:** June 03, 2012, 11:55 AM »

I recently got an S&M race stem, after a single days use the bars slipped so while I was adjusting them I managed to strip one of the pinch bolt threads. Is is worth trying to fix or should I just chuck it?

john4130 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2012, 01:22 PM »

you could use a helicoil to repair it, pretty cheap of the bay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25-Piece-Thread-Repair-Kit-M6-x-1-0-x-8-0mm-Helicoil-Type-/251054102307?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a73fd9723#ht_2644wt_754

MaD-RoK · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2012, 01:39 PM »

Might be worth having a word with S&M for a replacement explaining that it slipped and is also falling to bits.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2012, 01:40 PM »

For you Glen, I'd say chuck it.

Or to be more precise, sell it here to someone who can repair it and doesn't demand so much from their kit as you do.

I'd guess you could probably drill out and go a size up.

Betty · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2012, 02:02 PM »

Quote from: TwoBobRob on June 03, 2012, 01:40 PM

For you Glen, I'd say chuck it.

Or to be more precise, sell it here to someone who can repair it and doesn't demand so much from their kit as you do.

I'd guess you could probably drill out and go a size up.

I agree with Rob