I did it on a B68. I used a hacksaw to cut the bolt most of the way thru to weaken/angle it. Tedious but no great strength required. (and I used a bolt I got from Wallingford; I highly recommend them as a source).
On May 12, 8:11 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]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
