Knucklehead Diving Board Repair

[Beemererik]

I have a head that has the small center diving board that supports the rocker assembly broken off. I am not a welder and am looking for a source to repair this head. Any recommendations on someone with experience with this type of repair?

[jgbrown59]

One option is Advanced Cycle Machining in Superior, Wisconsin. I've had them fix panhead cylinder fins, sleeve cylinders, repair a kicker cover (plug and kicker bore), & repair a panhead case. They do nice work.


Good luck!

[tgarcia]

Do you have the broken piece or does a new part have to be made?

[painterdale]

One option is Advanced Cycle Machining in Superior, Wisconsin. I've had them fix panhead cylinder fins, sleeve cylinders, repair a kicker cover (plug and kicker bore), & repair a panhead case. They do nice work.


Good luck!

Agree. They did some work for me. Great job. Very reasonably priced and fast turnaround.

Dale

[Beemererik]

I don't have the original piece. I bought a repair part from Cimarron Cycle.

[tgarcia]

That shouldn't be too tough for a good welder,I've fixed a few of those and they are pretty easy. If you have a machine shop near you with a good tig welder they should be able to set you up.

[T. Cotten]

With all due respect to Cimarron, Erik,...

A stitched-on piece will never be as strong as building the bracket up bead-by-bead, and then carving and machining the bolt hole square and centered.

I was successful with bronze filler decades ago, but it would have been better if I had known cast iron piston rings are ideal.

Most modern welders dogmatically use silicon bronze, which is far more difficult to sculpt.

....Cotten