smiffy Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Hi all,just wondered if you can weld/repair cast metal, the bottom of one of my forks,just below the two pinch bolts that hold the wheel spindle in has cracked off. If you can where/who please. Im just worried next time i get the front end up the front wheels gonna fall off. Cheers all,regards Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaighn80 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 take it its cast alluminium? thats a pig to weld some one who actually knows if it can be done with any degree of certainty will be along shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Hi all,just wondered if you can weld/repair cast metal, the bottom of one of my forks,just below the two pinch bolts that hold the wheel spindle in has cracked off. If you can where/who please. Im just worried next time i get the front end up the front wheels gonna fall off. Cheers all,regards Andy. You probly can but if it's a Monty your going have the front up quite a bit and really you need something you can trust. find a replacement, maybe through an owners club ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Cheers guys,been looking all over the web,even montesa dealers dont stock them anymore,theyve changed from Paoli to showa now. Never mind will keep looking cheers again. Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriGGer Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 You may get away with welding it, if the material is half decent and it's pre-heated before hand and then anealed properly afterwards. Problems arise when the material either side of the weld goes brittle if not cooled properly. The spindle hole will also need dressing. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Don't know the model of your bike but there's a pair of forks and wheel in Italy http://cgi.ebay.it/MONTESA-COTA-247-/30037...=item45ef7a50ea And a pair of forks in GB ... looks like the guy's breaking a bike so you could probably get a front end and try dropping it into your frame. At least until the correct part turns up http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Montesa-MH200-twin-s...=item4cf1a83aeb http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5139-01702-LEFT-HAND...=item4150effb68 (slow day in the office) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conica Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 You may get away with welding it, if the material is half decent and it's pre-heated before hand and then anealed properly afterwards. Problems arise when the material either side of the weld goes brittle if not cooled properly. The spindle hole will also need dressing. HTH +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Cheers for all the replies,i got in touch with the lad who did the titanium welding for Lorenzo,hes up in yorkshire,got back to me real quick and reckons if he has the fork for a week itll cost about a £10. Regards Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Told you he was decent value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbloke Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 That's good to know , I've got an ancient pair of Cerianis for an Aspes 125 enduro that are a bit funked and will need work at some stage . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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