Badge holes too big! Now what..

[SJ_BIKER]

How do i fill in headtube holes to take proper badge screws?

 

[REC]

File the headtube to correct the metal surrounding the holes to proper contour, then braze the holes and redrill them after filing the brass smooth where you brazed the headtube. Not a huge job, but one that takes a little patience.
REC

 

[Tim the Skid]

Brazing is the best solution, but if you don't have the equipment to braze the holes. Use JB WELD epoxy, let it cure, then re-drill to the correct size.

 

[bricycle]

first try a flat headed punch to work the material back into the hole and or use a punch just larger than the hole to mushroom some metal in to make the hole smaller.. has worked for me.

 

[Nashman]

All good ideas. With the JB Weld option, I'd re-use some JB Weld on the thread screws once the 1st holes patch has cured and been re-drilled. That will keep them tight and hopefully permanent. Perhaps even a dab of "goop/silicone" on the back of the badge to ensure adhesion. Good luck!

 

[hatz4katz]

Unless you are a purist, use clear silicone seal to glue everything in place. No one except you will ever know. Simple and cheap fix.

 

[Roger Henning]

When I have run into this and the bike is not extremely valuable I have just used 1/8 Pop rivets. Roger

 

[vincev]

I would use JB weld.Unless this is a very valuable bike it wont make a difference. Even epoxy to hold the screws in would be good.

 

[OhioJones]

Plumbers tape the hell out of those little threads and run her in, matey!!

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

I gotta say that is a great photo of that tiny screw hole and screw. good job!

someone pried an emblem off with a screwdriver. the metal is still there. put it back where it goes....

maybe put a piece of tubing to act as a dolly down inside the head tube and hit that little hole with a little hammer and close it up as good as you can, then see if the screw will hold tight.... probably don't even need the tubing.