Canti bosses too long?
04-25-12, 04:31 AM
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Canti bosses too long?
I've bought some replacement cantis (Tektro CR50) for my Kona Jake the Snake 2004 frame. When installed the spacer on the brake itself, it is just shorter than the canti boss it goes over. This means when I install the canti bolt it hits the boss before the brake spacer and means there is play in the brake. Can you get mini spacers to fit over brake bosses?
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I don't know how much room you need, but you can get or improvise spacers if necessary. They should probably go behind the brake so there's no movement against them, unless they're brass or bronze. The canti boss length is supposed to be standard, but there is a tolerance and some variation.
Also, if your boss is of the two part type where it screws into a fitting on the fork, it's possible that it isn't tightened all the way, and that might account for the excess length.
Also, if your boss is of the two part type where it screws into a fitting on the fork, it's possible that it isn't tightened all the way, and that might account for the excess length.
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
maybe a shim spacer.. or just file down the end of the frame boss
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
... but you may later mount a different brake and find it too short ...
