I tried various ways of repairing a broken ankle peg, a fairly easy way would be to use a piece of threaded wire to fit the ball back on to its peg (similar to
my knee repair), unfortunately the material is not strong enough and the ball will work loose after
removing and inserting the foot into an ankle cup a couple of times.
The ball and peg need to be a single piece and need to be solidly anchored in the foot.
Fortunately FemBasix feet and pumps come with two pairs of ankle pegs, one set longer than the other, treasure these spare pegs ! Usually the pair of longer pegs is not used and those are exactly what you need to repair a broken ankle peg.
Tools and materials needed:
Cheers,
-- Eric.
The ball and peg need to be a single piece and need to be solidly anchored in the foot.
Fortunately FemBasix feet and pumps come with two pairs of ankle pegs, one set longer than the other, treasure these spare pegs ! Usually the pair of longer pegs is not used and those are exactly what you need to repair a broken ankle peg.
Tools and materials needed:
- Sharp knife
- Drill bits size 2.5mm (0.1in) and 4mm (0.16in)
- Pin vise
- Small Philips ('+'-head) screwdriver
- paper clip or cloth pin and drill bit of same diameter
- FemBasix long ankle peg
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| Remove the boot sleeve and disassemble the foot.
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| Cut the remains of the broken peg flush with the top of the base.
Using the 4mm drill, drill a hole in the base of the peg straight through the center of the scar of the peg. |
Left to right: base of the peg, modified FemBasix peg, original FemBasix peg. |
| Take a spare long ankle peg from a set of FemBasix feet or pumps.
Use the knife to chip away the mushroom shaped head of the peg. Leave a flat spot on two opposite sides. Using the 2.5mm drill, drill a hole in the end of the peg through the flat spots. The center of the hole should be at 16mm (0.63in) from the top of the ball. Then make the flat spots round, the end of the peg should be straight and round. Then glue the FemBasix peg into the base of the old peg, using a suitable glue that dissolves plastic (such as Plastruct Plastic Weld). Make sure the hole in the end of the peg is aligned with the hole in the base (use the rear of the 2.5mm drill bit as a guide). Let the glue cure for at least a day. |
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| Finally a locking pin needs to be inserted through the base and the new peg to prevent the peg from working loose. A paperclip or a cloth pin should
work fine.
Select a drill bit with the same diameter as the locking pin and drill a hole all the way through the base and the peg. The position of the hole should be about halfway between the 2.5mm hole and the edge of the base. |
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| Push the pin all the way through the base, the cut the ends off and sand the ends of the pin smooth using a file.
On the picture one shiny end of the pin is just visible. |
Cheers,
-- Eric.
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