Cluster Repair

[brock]

Ever notice how the upper screw holes are broken out or
cracked on most clusters?



Only 1 of these 3 is OK



This 1 is completely gone



I greased up a couple of pocket screwdrivers (the kind with a
short phillips on the top are best for this lil project) & scuffed
up the plastic around the holes.



Then propped the cluster upright....



and added JBWeld.



It's stronger than plastic & easy to shape with a Dremel. All
that's left is to flatten out the new top surface & it's good to
go

[Jer]

Very inventive and creative, Brock.

Good information, great pics, and a great thread!

Thanks from all of us (You DO know that JB weld was named after me, right?)

Jer.

(P.S.: I'll need 2 of those screwdrivers sent to me though.)

[brock]

Just remind me when you stop by next & I'll get ya a couple of
those screwdrivers!

Since JBWeld was named after you: do you think I could get a
case

[DynoDave]

I love JB Weld!!!

[Deleted]

Very innovative for a southern boy. Great job Brock. I'll have to remember this the next time I see one cheap with broken tabs.

[ipstrategies]

brock I am working on mine now and they are cracked and I have part of the collar still there is the jb weld like putty that is then shaped around the screwdriver. Also what kind of grease did you use so it does not stick. I only have 1 so I have to do the best in one shot.

[brock]

Jan 3, 2010 21:23:44 GMT -5 ipstrategies said:

brock I am working on mine now and they are cracked and I have part of the collar still there is the jb weld like putty that is then shaped around the screwdriver. Also what kind of grease did you use so it does not stick. I only have 1 so I have to do the best in one shot.

Grease in any form gets in the way of stuff actually succesfully
bonding. All the greased screwdriver does is maintain the original
hole while the original housing gets built back to stock. JBWeld is
just 1 mixable epoxy that is compatable with plastic. Use what you
like or have. You can even skip the screwdriver trick. Just fill 'er in
with whatever & work it all back to the shape you want. My whole
epiphany was this: the little screwdrivers that companies give away
for advertising? Yeah those are dang near the correct diameter of
the recess for this mounting point. Cuts down on the work envolved
to near no work at all. The ones with the little phillipshead on the
top even maintain the stock screw opening better than a screwdriver
with a magnet on the end. Carry on with your own approach &
share what you discover. I am into learning & would never put my
ego ahead of someone elses perspective. If you should, in fact
experiment with various epoxies: don't start with JBQuick. I still
am not good enough at this type of repare to try that again

[ipstrategies]

I was going to try some regular epoxy that I had but need to stop at store today and may pickup the jbweld as well as the silver sharpie and a stain stick. i will post my work I have taken a lot of pictures the last few weeks and have not taken time to resize and post.