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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
(Front) Brake improvements
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<blockquote data-quote="Cyborg" data-source="post: 172760" data-attributes="member: 3426"><p>If the holes in the plates are oval, to me that suggests the pivot bolts were a sloppy fit to start with. If it were mine, I’d set the plates up in a mill just to make sure the holes end up where they should be. I’d make oversize pivot bolts that are a snug fit in the plates…. either that or bush the holes back to size. Add some appropriate loctite to the pivots where they go through the plates as well as on the threads. Unless you are a youngster who rides like you stole it, the brakes should last you.</p><p>What brake shoes are in there? If stock, you could swap them for Neal’s. They don’t flex. Turn the shoes on the brake plates before installing them in the bike. The alloy plates are definitely an improvement when they are made properly. It seems lots weren’t.</p><p></p><p>I machined a set of alloy plates relatively recently. They were cast by a company that does work for the USAF and they were heat treated. I can’t imagine them flexing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyborg, post: 172760, member: 3426"] If the holes in the plates are oval, to me that suggests the pivot bolts were a sloppy fit to start with. If it were mine, I’d set the plates up in a mill just to make sure the holes end up where they should be. I’d make oversize pivot bolts that are a snug fit in the plates…. either that or bush the holes back to size. Add some appropriate loctite to the pivots where they go through the plates as well as on the threads. Unless you are a youngster who rides like you stole it, the brakes should last you. What brake shoes are in there? If stock, you could swap them for Neal’s. They don’t flex. Turn the shoes on the brake plates before installing them in the bike. The alloy plates are definitely an improvement when they are made properly. It seems lots weren’t. I machined a set of alloy plates relatively recently. They were cast by a company that does work for the USAF and they were heat treated. I can’t imagine them flexing. [/QUOTE]
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