is this a pretty standard repair?

[vqdriver]

one water bottle boss is stripped out or something. i cant' remove the screw to see, but it feels like the threads broke off onto the screw so i cannot remove the screw.

bike shop said they just drill out the bad boss and reinstall a "rivnut" which i'm assuming just means a nut that installs like a rivet.

it's an aluminum boss in a ti tube.

pretty standard fare? should i just do all of them while i'm at it?

[oldpotatoe]

one water bottle boss is stripped out or something. i cant' remove the screw to see, but it feels like the threads broke off onto the screw so i cannot remove the screw.

bike shop said they just drill out the bad boss and reinstall a "rivnut" which i'm assuming just means a nut that installs like a rivet.

it's an aluminum boss in a ti tube.

pretty standard fare? should i just do all of them while i'm at it?

They should have a tool that 'tightens' the existing rivnut, before they drill. It's the same tool that installs rivnuts. The rivnut is rotating with the bolt..need to secure the rivnut(thin screw driver or knife blade), remove the bolt, then do above.

[vqdriver]

the collar of the rivnut is still there on top of the tube and doesn't move (tho i didn't really try too hard) so i'm thinking the threaded portion of it just divorced itself from the collar and is holding onto the screw making the head bigger than the opening.

[cody.wms]

I had one come loose a couple years ago. Standard fare for the shop, AFAIK.

[d_man16]

I had one on a beer can and the shop fixed it in about 20 min. If it can be done on that old thin tubed C'dale I'm sure someone can help you out too

[vqdriver]

cool. i guess i've got little choice but to do it anyway. just a bit disconcerting when someone takes a drill to your frame....

[godfrey1112000]

about a 20 minute deal, great job by the lbs, especially No charge

[Gummee]

I've had one of those repairs in.

Someone's Allez. Skeered me to drill, so I tried the 'tighten it up first' method. Hasn't been back.

While its not an everyday repair, it happens often enough that there *should* be a tool in the shop for it.

M