16-12-2020, 01:32 PM
Plus 1 for the end caps.
I had forgotten that - quite a bit of filing was required on mine to guarantee the free movement of the cap on the ball.
And, if we are talking about replacement parts, they may fit straight away - but they may not.
For example: when I replaced a brake cam like yours I had to adjust the outer diameter of the bit that meets the backplate, the backplate is recessed and the cam wouldn't go in.
Also, it was tight on the brake shoe, which had to be adjusted.
The lever had to be eased before it went on the cam spindle, and before that happened I had to open up the hole for the cotter.
And after that, the end cap of the cable.
Not a lot of work, really, but if you haven't worked much on these cars before, you might think you are doing things wrongly.
So keep asking questions, we are here to help.
I had forgotten that - quite a bit of filing was required on mine to guarantee the free movement of the cap on the ball.
And, if we are talking about replacement parts, they may fit straight away - but they may not.
For example: when I replaced a brake cam like yours I had to adjust the outer diameter of the bit that meets the backplate, the backplate is recessed and the cam wouldn't go in.
Also, it was tight on the brake shoe, which had to be adjusted.
The lever had to be eased before it went on the cam spindle, and before that happened I had to open up the hole for the cotter.
And after that, the end cap of the cable.
Not a lot of work, really, but if you haven't worked much on these cars before, you might think you are doing things wrongly.
So keep asking questions, we are here to help.