Kiwicranbrook Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 Does anyone know if the horn ring can be welded? Mine has broken where it meets the middle Quote
casper50 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 They are usually made out of potmetal. No welding. 1 Quote
knuckleharley Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Kiwicranbrook said: About the best you can hope for is to try to use epoxy to glue it back together,and then sand and paint it with "chrome" paint. Not really a fix,but maybe a temporary solution until you can find a nice one? After thinking it over for a few minutes,I decided to suggest you clean the area where the break is very good,maybe even using alcohol. Then consider using a thin cutting wheel like a Dremel cutting tool cutoff wheel to score/cut a line from one side of the break to the other on both sides,and then set something like thin welding rods in the "notches" you just cut for reinforcement. Make sure you cut them deep enough and that you the bent tthe welding rod to fit the angles,and that it has room under it and over it for the epoxy to completely surround it for strength. Let it sit for the recommended length of time and maybe even a little longer to be sure,and then sand down the excess and paint it. BTW,you can add multiple cut-off wheels to the mandrel to make the cut as thin or thick as you need it to be. If you use the steel pins with a good quality epoxy,it should be as strong as new. Maybe even stronger. If you don;t use the pins and embed them with epoxy,it's just a temporary repair. Edited January 6, 2018 by knuckleharley Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Posted January 6, 2018 Damn. Any suggestions? Braze? Jbweld? Quote
Flatie46 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 Forget any options using heat, melting point of pot metal is too low. They make some impressive adhesives and epoxys these days. If you find a way post it. 1 Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Why not just find one? Not too terribly hard to come by on the internet ....repairable IMO... no. Just found two...here's one 1325170 HORN RING 51-52 PLY/DOD $75.00 1371363 Edited January 6, 2018 by Dodgeb4ya Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks guys will give the epoxy a go. Will try and reinforce from behind. Next question maybe even dumber, how does it come off? Is it screwed on from behind? Quote
knuckleharley Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Kiwicranbrook said: Thanks guys will give the epoxy a go. Will try and reinforce from behind. Next question maybe even dumber, how does it come off? Is it screwed on from behind? I have no personal experience with that one,but most come off by pushing them all the way down and then twisting. Don't lose the spring that holds it up when you remove it. Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Posted January 6, 2018 31 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said: Why not just find one? Not too terribly hard to come by on the internet ....repairable IMO... no. Just found two...here's one 1325170 HORN RING 51-52 PLY/DOD $75.00 1371363 Problem is I'm in New Zealand so pretty rare over here. I have seen there's a few on eBay but I have never tried to buy anything off there Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Posted January 6, 2018 Never mind you wouldn't believe it there was one listed on our NZ version of eBay called trade me. So for $20 the problem is fixed haha Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 6, 2018 Report Posted January 6, 2018 Well there you go... fixed the right way! Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Posted January 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said: Well there you go... fixed the right way! Well hopefully. The listing says it's for a 49-50 but looks identical to mine (52) Quote
dpollo Posted January 7, 2018 Report Posted January 7, 2018 51 to 3 are the same but different from 49 to 52 but then NZ may have been using left over parts. The 51-3 is held on by three insulated screws under the centre ornament. The 49 and 50 is held down by a cast retainer which comes off with three screws after the cap is pulled The 51 to 3 , the centre ornament is depressed and rotated with two thumbs. it can then be teased out if the hole. Given the cost of shipping, you had better get this right. Your picture shows a 51 to 3 1 Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Posted January 7, 2018 I pick it up tomorrow so hopefully I can make it work somehow other wise I'm back to the epoxy plan and I have some $20 wall art.... Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 7, 2018 Report Posted January 7, 2018 Here is that ring NOS and what the horn medallion looks like..... 1 Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Posted January 7, 2018 Damn haha this is the one I just bought Quote
FlashBuddy Posted January 7, 2018 Report Posted January 7, 2018 That should clean up real nice. Quote
dpollo Posted January 7, 2018 Report Posted January 7, 2018 The one you bought is for a 49 -50 . Quote
Kiwicranbrook Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Posted January 7, 2018 Yep, I'm going to modify the one I have to fit the centre over the new one. Should look ok. I'm going to pull the steering wheel off and give it a respray while I'm at it. Any advice for pulling the wheel? Is it just a matter of undoing the nut in the centre and giving it a yank? Quote
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