Bike Forums - View Single Post - Weinmann Center Pull Brake Problem

02-20-12 | 11:09 AM

#18

FBinNY

Senior Member

Joined: Apr 2009

Posts: 39,897

Likes: 3,865

From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miyata110

Here you go:

Ok, I guess I didn't FULLY disassemble as I have found the now infamous part #15. I will try to file this down.

NO!!!!! Don't file part 15!!!! The brake is binding because it's too short, not too long.

You want to thin the arm itself a tiny bit so the bushing can extend out both sides at once, and the bolt can't touch the arm itself.

__________________
FB
Chain-L site

An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.

Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.

“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN

WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.

Reply

0