Originally Posted by
noglider
I use wahoonc's method. Works every time.
I happen to like these brakes a lot. They stop as well as the best brakes on my other bikes, once I changed the shoes to Kool Stop. They don't work in the rain, but that's because this bike has steel rims. It's odd that so many people don't like these brakes but I like them so much.
I have several bikes with sidepulls and I actually like them better then my dual pivot brakes only because I can modulate the brake the better. Sidepulls are not crap, they will stop a bike just as fast if all conditions are the same as dual pivots.
Having used sidepull brakes for years and centering them, I too adopted the punch method years ago when someone showed me, and it works great. Never owned the Weinmann's so I can't answer if this method would work or not.
My Suntour Superbe brakes came with the washers like the Campy washer, but really any serrated washer will work, it's nothing magical that Campy does that a hardware serrated washer wouldn't do.