Just broke my rack in the mountains.. any emergency solutions suggested? Put the lighter load from the front to the back?
by Helpneeded127
Just broke my rack in the mountains.. any emergency solutions suggested? Put the lighter load from the front to the back?
by Helpneeded127
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Two zip ties there?
For aluminium, if they are under constant spring tension, they’ll break in a few months.
It’s better to force them to the right width so they can be tightened without any spring tension.
It happened to me, I went to a mechanic shop where they weld aluminum and they fixed it, it was 1/3 of the price of a new one. As soon as I had more money I bought another one but it will do the trick to solve the problem.
How about removing the bolt and just lowering the whole thing? You’d need enough tire clearance.
I had a similar issue but mine was the strut that broke a little higher up.
I wrapped it with gaffer tape and cable ties and it survived from mid Sweden all the way back to the UK.
I’ve also had decent results with JB Weld on similar breaks.