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I've got an aluminium frame where the downtube cable stop for the front mech has gone and corroded - when I tried to remove it, I just ended up snapping off the outer part of the threaded steel insert.
So now I've got the remains of the steel threaded insert nicely stuck inside the aluminium "braze-on" (or whatever it's called).
Any suggestions for fixing this?
Thanks
Sorry, think I misunderstood. Try soaking in Plus Gas and then getting a small easy out.
I tried some GT85 yesterday, and today my easy out just got wedged in and only just came out, leaving the rod behind 🙁
Depends on access, can you get a drill straight on it or does the head tube push the drill squint?
Heatube makes it a bit wonky. Might get in with a flexible end.
Are you thinking drill it out, then helicoil it?
I have drilled them out until you can pick out the thread, needs to be dead straight though. Then chase with a tap.
Could you get a small screw in from the other side? Might be enough to get it moving?
Removing bolts etc. that are so seized that they've snapped is not a job that easy-outs are designed for (no matter what the salesman has told you). It's not going to come out without a lot of aggro, even if you could get straight access to it, so why not cut your losses and fit an inline adjuster instead?