Broken brake bracket.

[BLACKvoodoo]

Are the "aluminium" bodies of brakes actually cast ally or is it cast pewter?

So if it snaps you can weld aluminium but not pewter.

[STRADA]

I probably sound crazy but i think it could be mixed material, higher percentage ally with pewter mixed.

 

Could be.

[BLACKvoodoo]

I probably sound crazy but i think it could be mixed material, higher percentage ally with pewter mixed.

 

Could be.

 

Yes pewter is an alloy of Tin and Copper (I think) no Aluminium.

That's why it can't be welded.

[Mike Bike]

most likely pewter. i took a mates caliper to the engineering shop i use..they point blank refused to try..said straight away pewter

[brad890]

most likely pewter. i took a mates caliper to the engineering shop i use..they point blank refused to try..said straight away pewter

 

yip my caliper in question, luckily in my case its not affected by the braking forces, just the slitting force of the fastening bolt,

 

have tried a few things to glue it but nothing really seems to hold. Have yet to try Q-bond powders, but with the cost of buying all the make a plan items it might just be better to cut my loses and buy a new caliper

 

edit: caliper I'm talking about is a magura louise bat caliper

Edited September 3, 2012 by brad890