[Closed] replacing bottle cage boss in alu Allez frame North West

You can do it with a rivnut.
you'll need a pop riveter, drill the old one out, insert the rivnut and squeeze.

you'll need a pop riveter

You don't, you can do it without one. It's easier ith one, but there are plenty of online guides to show you how to do it with basic tools and a few nuts and bolts.

The difficult bt is removing the end that falls into the frame tube once you've drilled off the head.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/rivnut

I did see the rivnut method, ill have a look on the line, would feel better if someone could do it though locally.

dont suppose i will need the tool very often if I bought one

Thanks guys

The difficult bt is removing the end that falls into the frame tube once you've drilled off the head.

Probably no need to remove the old one. It's not hard to tighten them up in many cases.

I used this method - http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/water-bottle-fittings

Worked a treat!!

ill try a method of tightening but I suspect its threaded and the guy who had the frame before messed it up (2006) its taken me a long time to look into getting it sorted I know!

what size is the bottle cage thread if I was to replace?

Probably no need to remove the old one. It's not hard to tighten them up in many cases.

This is true, alhough it's wearth bearing in mind that the rivnut is usually a soft allow, and if it's been damaged, it's probably better to simply replace. it. If a bolt is stuck in, it can be a right bugger to remove, especialy if the cage is still attached. Bolt is m5 size. Rivnut is probably 8mm diameter with m5 thread.

there is no bolt stuck in fortunately, I bought the frame knowing it was bagel so I never bothered until recently its niggling me to get it fixed now, saying that I am not even sure if the thread is damaged, I will try a quick tighten and if that fails I will replace the rivet for a new one