Brass repair?

showcrop · Dec 20, 2014

I have been working on my 45 year old Yale. New brake master cylinder and a new lift cylinder packing. As I was replacing the throttle linkage I saw that the arm on the throttle body that the linkage rod goes into is worn through and about to release the rod. I removed the arm and it is brass. I thought that I would bolt a piece of steel onto it but perhaps I should solder another piece of brass to it?

gbs · Dec 20, 2014

if it is a large enough piece to braze remove it fill the hole full of brass, shape it with a grinder or file then rebore the hole

Bob · Dec 20, 2014

Braze it shut with Sil-Fos, then drill a new hole.

It will be safer to do than with brass, because of it's lower melting point, but is HARD and wears well.

showcrop · Dec 20, 2014

Thanks for the suggestions. I got it done this AM, so that was before your post Bob. I had never brazed before, and it is not pretty but it works. I had some brass filler rod that had been lying around for about five years. I didn't know if needed to be clean like in soldering copper so I soaked it in phosphoric acid for a little while. I tried OA first and melted the part a little, then I tried propane but not hot enough. So I went back to the OA turned down some, and dribbled the brass rod onto it and it stood up to drilling and testing the lift truck out for awhile.

Brass repair?

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