Hi all,i went to change the wheel bearings today,and came across a bigger problem,just wondered if anyone else has had the misfortune to find the cast piece of metal that the two pinch bolts on the bottom of the fork leg go into has broken off,if you have or know of a way around the problem without spending loads of money on a new stanchion it would be greatly appreciated,thanks now.

Regards Andy.

Managed to do this myself before i got a torque wrench! It will hold while cracked, or it seemed to for a while.

In the end i got some 2nd hand fork bottoms from a breaker. Cost about

a good tig welder should be able to fix that for you

I had a similar problem on a KTM MX bike I had it welded then re-bored the spindle hole.

It never let me down, and it went off some big jumps!

(the welding cost me a fiver at a local welding specialist)

Thanks for the replys guys,i didnt think you could weld the cast stuff so thats good news,im new to trials so i know where a lot of road bike breakers are,but are there any trials bike breakers around,thanks again really helpful.

Regards Andy.