Looking for float post repair

[fulldraw]

I'm looking for a way to repair a broken float post. The top part of the float pin hole is broken. The bottom half of the hole is still intact. I found a thread on here before where someone drilled a tiny whole in the post and threaded a piece of wire through it and twisted it around the pin. Now I can't find that thread. I was wondering if anyone knows if it's still on here or have a better solution to my problem.

[Joe Bartelt]

About 12 years ago I was rebuilding a set of carbs for a friends KZ650 and when trying to to tap out a badly corroded float pin the top broke off. I repaired it using low temperature aluminum repair rod and a butane pencil torch.
You build up the post with rod then sand it back to shape and carefully re-drill the hole through it. He had the bike for 5 years with that fix before selling it and as far as I know it's still working.

[natemoen]

It Is somewhere, but you know the idea already. Drill a hole and tie it down with some wire. That's really all there is to it.

[Eveready1100]

I think this might be the one you're talking about - CLICK

[JimmyXS11]

Float post repair

I have done the fix you are talking about. The top of the post had broken off even with the middle of the hole. After a lot of discussion here, I used a Dremmel tool with a 1/16th inch drill bit to bore through the center of the post almost half way down the post. I used stainless steel wire to loop through the hole and over the pin. I twisted the wire to secure the pin firmly in place. Do not try to get this too tight, snug will do. When you cut off the excess wire, be sure to leave enough of the twist to hold, but short enough it will fold out of the way. Be sure it does not interfere with float movement. Worked for me.

Sorry, I had photos of the repair, but they are gone somewhere into the eithersphere.

It is really not too hard, just take your time placing the hole so the wire will be out of the way. Let us know how it goes.

[clcorbin]

I used the wire method for a while, but it did not prove good enough for me. I ended up making a new post out of aluminum and then machining the broken post flat, drilled a hole in it to accept the mounting stud of the new post and then press fit them together. I then drilled and tapped the assembly so I could use a small screw through them both to ensure they stayed together.

If you go this route (which does provide a very nice repair), be sure you only have a very light press fit or you will break the casting. Pretty cheap, weak aluminum in the carb bodies.

[Olsen_XS]

This is how I did it on mine



hope this will be of help. I used a wire from a installalation wire (mutli-wire) 2.5 mm2 or something like that. Seems to work OK.

regards

[skids]

Simple, uncomplicated. nice.