I was actually kind of proud when I ran my first B-17 for about 10 years of hard, ignorant, youthful riding, until the tension bolt ran out far enough it finally cracked from fatigue at near it's limit of adjustment. As I recall, a Brooks ad once advised that was the time to get a new Brooks. Replacement hardware wasn't available in the USA at the time, though I pondered what I might be able to do with what was in the local hardware store. Drill out all the rivets, then start at the nose and work back, re-riveting the leather back on. Tap-tap-tap. Maybe a local cobbler. I'd ask Wallingford!
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:11 PM, P Merryman <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone here replaced the tension bolt on a B17? It seems I've stripped > the threads on my favorite saddle, the nut just spins with no effect. > > I see that Wallingford has replacement bolts available, and I can see how > the repair "could" be done. But I really doubt I have the strength of the > gods needed to stretch the nose out enough to get the old bolt out and the > new one in. I've read that Brooks has a hydraulic thing set up for this. > > Can it be done by mere mortals? > > Is there a place in the US that can do it for me? > > Thanks for any advice or sympathy, > > -Pete > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
