broken thread in shoe for cleat - am I screwed?

vermooten
vermooten Posts: 2,697
edited August 2007 in Workshop
Hi,

I was merrily screwing in a new cleat into the sole of my shoe and I overtightened the screw causing the thread to break. Result: can't screw in cleat. Worse possible result: have to get new shoes.

OK it's a good excuse to get some new shoes but the thrifty ration book person inside me thinks it's crazy to spend £XXX just cos of a broken thread.

My question is: can I fix the problem?

All post very muchly appreciated!!

Cheers,
Andy
You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

Manchester Wheelers

Comments

  • Big Red S
    Big Red S Posts: 26,890
    If it's just that you've sheared the bolt, use a screwdriver or something to unscrew it. If you've stripped the threads, it depends on the shoe. Quite a lot have easily-replacable plates in the sole that you screw the cleat into. Check if your LBS has some, they used to come with some Shimano pedals.
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    A helicoil and some araldite could help here. Assuming the cleat has other screws to fix it to the shoe as well, you could be ok by letting the one screw not be as secure as the others. Depends on the system you have but worth a try...
  • vermooten
    vermooten Posts: 2,697
    Thanks fellas! There's hope yet.

    Cheers,
    Andy
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

    Manchester Wheelers
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    just drill the bolt out, then fit a new blanking plate inside the shoe - I've got some if you haven't
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  • rustychain
    rustychain Posts: 19
    I've had the same happen and drilled it out no problem.

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