Re: [CR]Silca Impero pump shortening question

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Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:00:47 -0500
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Silca Impero pump shortening question
In-Reply-To: <447570.6542.qm@web84404.mail.ac2.yahoo.com>


At 06:40 PM 07/01/2009 -0800, RICHARD HOWARD wrote:
>I recently bought an old Silca Impero plastic pump on the assumption that
>, as I have been told by a knowledgable bikie, it can be cut and re-threade
>d to fit my renovated frame. I know re-threading the plastic barrel could b
>e dicey. Anyone have any ideas about how to go about this? What kind of thr
>eading does it have? I only paid a few bucks for it so I can afford to bite
> the bullet if necessary.

I've cut down the barrel and used a couple of tiny flathead screws to hold the threaded bushing in place. Also used small screws on a Silca floor pump after the bushing threads stripped.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada