Any way to repair worn slide bores in otherwise good carbs. ?

[grcamna5]

I've got many other carbs. I can use but when i figure out a way to fix this one.. Then I'll know what to offer a person who has a similar problem later.. I hate to send anything to 'the crusher' unless it's absolutely beyond hope.I imagine I'm not the first who's run into this;coating it w/.. Something durable that'll hang on there.. will be a challenge to learn.

 

[cxman]

with a mikuni its not that big a deal

i can have the slide re chromed and built up

to bad yours is not brass

 

[grcamna5]

with a mikuni its not that big a deal

i can have the slide re chromed and built up

to bad yours is not brass

The thing about the carb. slide bore is that it had corrosion on the aluminum and more at the bottom of the bore,it must have had a good bit of moisture in it from sitting outside.I was cleaning it out real good in there and didn't realize that the corrosion itself was giving the slide a tighter fit : The fit is tighter toward the top of the bore and loose down bottom. I could build-up the slide.. but it would be best if I could have someone spray a certain type of product into the slide bore and then slowly(& lightly) hone it to fit.. I strongly desire to save this little guy

 

[hillsy]

I'd try Devcon:


http://www.devcon.com/products/products.cfm?familyid=101


We used to use that a lot to re-build broken cooling fins, etc. It's pretty tough

 

[datadavid]

Amal throttles are usually resleeved with bronze, maybe thats an option?

 

[grcamna5]

I'd try Devcon:


http://www.devcon.com/products/products.cfm?familyid=101


We used to use that a lot to re-build broken cooling fins, etc. It's pretty tough

That stuff does look tough,I wonder if it can be sprayed uniformly into the whole slide bore ?

 

[hillsy]

That stuff does look tough,I wonder if it can be sprayed uniformly into the whole slide bore ?

Not sure if that's possible - the stuff we used to use was like Bondo where you mixed it up and formed it.


I was thinking he could mix it up, apply it sparingly with a knife, then run a small hone through it (like brake slave cylinder hone).


Might work, might not......worth a try on an otherwise fubar'd carb body...