yes but it does not always work some times the pump is old and brittle. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
>I acquired an old Silca Impero frame pump with a bronze/copper color
>closely matching that of my 74 International. The problem is, even when
>fully compressed, it's a smidge too big to get under a clamp-on umbrella
>hood or peg on the seat tube. If it were 1/2" to 3/8" shorter, I'd be in
>good shape. My question is this:
> Has anybody attempted (either with or without success) to shorten such a
> pump? I took it into a local motorcycle shop in the hope that I could
> trim a bit off of the handle end and re-tap the threads to screw the
> plunger-guide back in at the end...no such luck locating a tap the right
> size. The other end has a black plastic piece with the threaded
> attachment for the pump head...but it seems glued in place. Might I be
> able to remove this end, make my cut and re-epoxy the black piece back
> into place? Or is this just an up hill battle that is better left
> unfought?
>
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York