06-03-2019, 09:14 AM
When I played with the rear brakes on the Tourer I was surprised by how much fettling I had to do.
Almost mothing fitted straight away, and had to be cleaned up with a file.
Particularly relevant here: "the cotter will only go in one way"
I clean the hole in the lever up until the cotter is an easy fit and will drop through from either side.
In my case, the other hole in the lever was tight on the cam spindle - that needs to be a moving fit, not grabbing anywhere.
The shoes have 1.2mm new end caps, made by me. The linings are straight on to the shoes.
The pivot posts on the front brakes have .8mm zinc shims, but the rears will only take .2mm shims made from a tin.
There must be a point where the shimming of the post is too much.
If I got to that point, and had no other parts available, I might pack out the linings on the shoes.
Simon
Almost mothing fitted straight away, and had to be cleaned up with a file.
Particularly relevant here: "the cotter will only go in one way"
I clean the hole in the lever up until the cotter is an easy fit and will drop through from either side.
In my case, the other hole in the lever was tight on the cam spindle - that needs to be a moving fit, not grabbing anywhere.
The shoes have 1.2mm new end caps, made by me. The linings are straight on to the shoes.
The pivot posts on the front brakes have .8mm zinc shims, but the rears will only take .2mm shims made from a tin.
There must be a point where the shimming of the post is too much.
If I got to that point, and had no other parts available, I might pack out the linings on the shoes.
Simon