Hello all,

Beginner here, trying to get an early 70s UO-8 up and running! It has the original Mafac brakes (half-hood style), which include cable adjusters. My issue is that half of the adjuster is missing - I only have the inner screw and not the outer barrel part. Sourcing a replacement part has proven to be difficult and/or exorbitantly expensive. What are your suggestions on the best way to make this work? Without the barrel, the adjuster slides right out of the hood whenever I brake, even with a standard nut on top. To be honest I'm not entirely clear on what keeps it from slipping out in the original design! I could take the adjuster out entirely, but don't like it rubbing against the outside of the hood, which is already fairly worn.

I don't have image privileges yet, but referencing this link here, I have the bottom-right part of the adjuster but not the bottom-left. Please remove the space to access the link: flickr.com/ stronglight/2262683651

Any suggestions and wisdom welcome! I don't mind using new parts, random hardware store solutions, or other creative Franken-bike ideas. Thanks, A