Finally got these back together. I milled the ears off the end then drilled and tapped the end of the bolster. Next I cut a chunk of aluminum stock slightly oversize, drilled it to match. Then I screwed it into place, put the bolster in the mill and cut it to final size to complete it.
The slightly crooked screws annoy me a little, setup in the drill press was a little wonky. Should have tried to set it up in the mill. But in any case, it appears this fix will work.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-IxKq ... sp=sharing
(pardon the link, seems this site isn't playing nice with embedded google drive links)
Repair cast aluminum trucks?
Moderator: Harold_V
Re: Repair cast aluminum trucks?
Interesting fix. I truly hope this works for you.
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Dick_Morris
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Re: Repair cast aluminum trucks?
Counter sink the screws and hide with JB weld. Then only you will know.slightly crooked screws annoy me a little
Re: Repair cast aluminum trucks?
I thought about that but given the nature of the repair, but I want the ability to snug up the screws if they defeat the loctite and start to work out.Dick_Morris wrote:Counter sink the screws and hide with JB weld. Then only you will know.slightly crooked screws annoy me a little
I bought a 1x2 steel tube a while back, guess I'll start knocking together a flat car chassis to go on top of these trucks.
