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Subject:Re: Engine braces
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:12:06 EST

** Reply to message from "Jonathan R. Cooper" <cooper@MBQ.COM> on
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 11:23:36 -0500

I brazed mine by clamping it to a piece of sheet metal and filling
the cavity with braze metal.  I then cut the sheet metal to shape and
built up a fillet at the corner, and rebored the hole.   It's been
fine so far.  You have to use bronze brazing rod, the silver won't
build up....  I imagine welding could do as well.  They cost $25 or
more from the dealer. :(

david

> The brace connecting the block to the driver's side exhaust has
broken
> on the block end, right in the middle of the openning. I have an 85
> Westy. I could get it welded but I am not sure it would hold. Anyone
> have one? Anyone know where I can get one?

David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
401 274-5827 voice, -6349 fax
OS/2 V4, FP7, JVM 1.1.6, JSM 98.6.3

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