lever bodge

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

short of it is god knocked over my nsr and snapped the front brake lever , ive ordered a new one but need a quick bodge for the next few days

was thinking off taking it to a welders just as a temp fix , anyone got any other good bodge ideas incase that dosent work out ?

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, alex

st3v3 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

Doubt welders would do a good job, considering what it's made out of.

Maybe shove a thin screwdrive across the break and use duct tape at either end to hold it in place?

Unless it's broken at the start of the lver, in which case a quick bodge might be out of the question.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

How much is left on the stump? Could you attach a bit of threaded bar to it using a couple of jubilee clips or some cable ties? Could you slide a bit of tubing over the stump and hold it in place with a small bolt right through it?

It would need to be a very good welder to patch up an alloy brake lever. I've seen it done but it takes a lot of skill.
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chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

the lever snapped about half way down

i did think about putting a bar across holding the two peices together but because its a curved lever it wouldnt hold very well

stinkwheel i think i might take a hacksaw to the mop and try your tubing and a bolt idea , sounds like a good one Thumbs Up

cheers for the replies Thumbs Up

rotax81 · Nearly there... Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Karma :

just mind when bodging it as when you need to squeeze the lever hard is when it may fail Shocked

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stirlinggaz · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Karma :

HI,
used a screwdriver & duct tape before.
handle of screwdriver pointing outwards & blade flat against stump of brake lever.
loads of duct tape to hold it on (used a bit of wire 1st as i had no cable ties)
made a decent temp repair & lasted til the replacement came through the post,
cheers,
GAZ

Cigaro · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Karma :

I'd get a piece of hollow metal tubing, slide it over the stump of the lever and then drill through and secure it with several bolts.

I wouldn't trust duct tape and cable ties on a front brake lever. Clutch, maybe, but not brakes.

chillpill · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Karma :

stirlinggaz · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Karma :

Hi,
i must point out that the duct tape & wire was all i could get my hands on (thanks to a passing motorist) as the brake lever snapped when the bike fell over at a petrol station (v.embarrassing) , so it was just a temp. repair to get me to work & back home.
but i did use it again, in the same state , the following day & it coped fine.
the motorist that helped me, had a role of wire which we wrapped all the way along the blade of the screwdriver & tied it extremely tight with pliers..
then just covered it up with duct tape.
was very effective for the 2 trips that i used it for. (until the replacement lever arrived)
cheers,
GAZ