on 4/23/11 1:57 PM, Wally at wwer...@gmail.com wrote: > I was installing a rack on my A. Homer Hilsen, and tightening down the > right-side strut on the frame, when I felt it all sort of give. The > bolt seems to be stable, but I am concerned that I may have stripped > the threads on the frame. > > What should I do about this?
It's more likely you stripped the bolt. It's probably a good idea to pull it and try another, different bolt first. Grease the threads and go easy. I'd probably install the bolt with nothing else attached to see if you can get it to chase all the way through without issue. If you did gank the frame, you should be able to have it retapped one size up. (M4 -> M5, for exmple). But, it's probably better to know now, rather than some distant place when you have to bodge something together to reach your destination. - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Workshops of the iBob's Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
