Would love any advice from more experienced hands!
I'm working on restoring my 1985 SR300 (Continental Blue). On a recent test ride, the rear shifter on the downtube came off. The result is I need to reattach the shifter boss, and not quite sure how to do this. The boss was held on by two rivets and some epoxy, unlike the versions that have a throughbolt, which I'm guessing came later. This means that the front shifter boss is still attached and doesnt have internal threads for a throughbolt to screw into.
I think my options are to get a replacement shifter boss kit like this or this. The issue with this solution is I think I have to pry off the boss that is still attached to replace it with the new boss that the throughbolt can screw into.
Before I try to rip off my still attached front shifter boss, does anyone have a better idea? In the below you can see I tried putting some small screws in (where the rivets were) and JB Welding the boss in place, hoping the epoxy would keep the screws in place. This didn't work....
Should I find someone to weld it in place?
Any suggestions much appreciated!
I'm working on restoring my 1985 SR300 (Continental Blue). On a recent test ride, the rear shifter on the downtube came off. The result is I need to reattach the shifter boss, and not quite sure how to do this. The boss was held on by two rivets and some epoxy, unlike the versions that have a throughbolt, which I'm guessing came later. This means that the front shifter boss is still attached and doesnt have internal threads for a throughbolt to screw into.
I think my options are to get a replacement shifter boss kit like this or this. The issue with this solution is I think I have to pry off the boss that is still attached to replace it with the new boss that the throughbolt can screw into.
Before I try to rip off my still attached front shifter boss, does anyone have a better idea? In the below you can see I tried putting some small screws in (where the rivets were) and JB Welding the boss in place, hoping the epoxy would keep the screws in place. This didn't work....
Should I find someone to weld it in place?
Any suggestions much appreciated!
