16-10-2017, 08:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-10-2017, 09:02 PM by Peter Britton.)
(16-10-2017, 06:47 PM)Ian Williams Wrote: Chris, to have effective brakes it is vital you remove all wear and play in the mechanism, persevere! A decent drift helps
I don't like hammering things, as I find it causes collateral damage more often than not. I improvise using a ball joint splitter with a large nut that fits over the end of the cotter pin and acts as a spacer with a hole that you can push the pin through. Unscrew the cotter pin nut until it is flush with the end of the thread and press on that with the ball joint splitter, thus pushing the pin through the lever. If you don't have a ball joint splitter, anything that can apply a force will probably do the job, such as a strong G-clamp or a large pair of mole grips.
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