That was exactly my plan. The only reservation I have is the gluing area is quite small and I'm concerned the shims will make a bid for freedom. I did an experiment with the tube/sleeve idea with aluminium tube for ease if working. The resulting tube shims are ~0.5mm thick and a bit fragile.jo' bo wrote: ↑9 May 2021, 12:58pmIf you want old fashioned engineering, then shim it with precision shims. These are readily available in a variety of sizes,in the form of car feelers gaugesboblo wrote: ↑8 May 2021, 9:07am I have a plastic bike with aluminium dropouts. Over the years, the front of the driveside and the rear of the non drive side have worn a bit so the wheel can sit a bit squiffy within the chain stays. Even with the QR's well tightened, the wheel can 'pull' over under the immense load of my Amazonian thighs...
I wondering about a bit of remedial work by a proper bicycle engineering company (rather than a shifter of Taiwan derived boxes...). I'm thinking of some sort of machined adapter or weld plus machining. I'd want to minimise damage to the carbon and paint so I may be asking too much.
Any experiences in fixing this and/or recommendations for pukka cycle engineering companies please? The grubbier and oilier the better as these tend to be a better bet.
Cut them up, find the one that's the correct thickness then glue it in place so it doesnt fall out when you take the wheel off.
I've fixed multiple worn suspension fork drop outs this way2
I thought both solutions a bit of a bodge hence going back to first principles and fixing the dropouts - properly.
Thanks for the suggestions.