01-05-2014, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 366
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Re: Front brake adjustment
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Originally Posted by Marco Tahtaras
How did you set the levers at 15 degrees? If you did so with pills (push rod shims) then your shoes are FAR from centered. If you just leaned the levers forward by lengthening the rods then you have essentially deactivated the front brakes. There should be NO backlash at the levers. That means you push each lever rearward SOFTLY until it stops. Then set the length of the rod so the pin slips through with it in that position.
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Thanks Marco,
Will do as you suggest
Mac
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