Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Lever shocks #1


As I have started to take the BD apart, there is a lot of parts that need attention. Among these are the two lever shocks, ancient rear shock absorbers. One of them was damaged and fell apart when I loosened the bolts. They are made of cast iron, and I was not sure if it could be fixed. But I followed the procedures for welding cast iron, found on the internet =). The trick, as I read, is to warm the two pices before welding, keeping it warm during welding, and cooling it slowly. I think the result look Ok, and hopefully it will be strong enough. I guess we have to find out the hard way... Covered it with some primer for storage for now.

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