In any event this may be more metalworking than you want to do. Last resort would be to cut off the top piece flush with the larger diameter and drill a hole for a bolt. The Slik Quick Release Plate 6129 is a sliding plate that functions as a balance rail in several Slik tripod heads. Perhaps the top piece is all one piece and screwed to the tube with threads like the bottom of the tube. Try unscrewing then by gripping the two portions of the top piece with pliers. Perhaps the top is two pieces screwed together as mine was. Look in the tube with a small flashlight as there may be a bolt head holding it on. To retain your column you will need to get the bearing part of the top off the larger diameter part. The Slik Quick Release Plate 6502 (618-748) is the replacement 1/4 20 thread QR plate for Arca-Swiss compatible tripod heads including the SVH-501.
SLIK 618-752 Replacement Quick Post for Tripod U-212DX. It retrospect it would have been easier to use a cap screw with internal hex head and tightened with a long tool through the open end of the column tube. Shop online for slik tripod parts at Ubuy Bahrain, a leading eCommerce store with great. The bolt was restrained from turning in the tube with a small dia pin that fit in a hole drilled perpendicular to the column and through the head of the bolt. The end result had a 3/8 - 16 bolt through a hole in the top large diameter part holding a small ball head. Don't remember if it unscrewed or I sawed it off. I removed the bearing portion at the top of the column. On a smaller Slik tripod the head replacement retained the center column but involved some metal working skills.
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Fortunately the top and bottom surface of the leg hub was flat and free of any column locking mechanism so the joint was very secure. 221 or 1 (714) 849-5700 (if outside the US) to speak with a customer service representative. Do the best you can to identify the part numbers then call 1 (800) 421-1141 ext. Look at the parts diagram and locate part numbers of the hardware you need to repair the tripod.
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Large dia washers on either side of the leg hub allowed the bolt to be tightened while holding the whole affair centered in the hole. Click here to locate your tripod and download the parts diagram. I simply used a long 3/8 - 16 bolt through the hole in the leg hub once occupied by the center column to hold the new head in place. On the larger tripod I used this easy method but it results in the loss of the center column. The quick release plate is secured to the tripods pan-and-tilt head using.
Like your tripod neither unit was designed for head changes. Rubber leg tips provide maximum traction outdoors and protection to surfaces indoors. Some years ago I was motivated to replace the heads on two older Slik tripods because the heads had cracks in their plastic construction.
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