Thanks Bruce. My concern about the spacers was (a) do they squeeze onto the stud when tightened, and (b) doesn't the hole for the peg into the engine plate elongate, as it has on the steel ones I've seen?My spacers are aluminum and have been on the bike since 1980, if not longer.
Cheers Bill - my bike is 1949, late B, early C, so that'd be right, except that mine were stainless (home-made / proprietry?)Only the early series B had cadmium plated steel footrest spacers. Everything from approx 1949 onwards had aluminium spacers. I don't know the exact changeover point.
My concern about the spacers was (a) do they squeeze onto the stud when tightened, and (b) doesn't the hole for the peg into the engine plate elongate, as it has on the steel ones I've seen?
Due to an unfortunate, and spectacular, accident a few months ago, I have got various parts from the Spares Co. Amongst these are both footrests and hangers, and to my consternation I find they are all made from cast brass!
It's possible they're bronze, though they look a bit too yellow - I'll ask Spares.Are you sure they aren’t bronze? If they are and they are made from the correct bronze, then should be fine. Or was it originality you were looking for?
I think you need to re-machine the tapers, as they should routinely tighten to the point that you need to remove with a mallet. You haven't got brass hangers have you - these would be more 'slippery'?I have to really tighten the nuts up super tight (so yes the alloy will squeeze onto the stud) because I have had the hangers drag back whilst cornering and even still they can move. The right hand one makes it impossible to use the kickstart and the hanger movement tightens the nut further. The left hand one is dangerous because the brake lever can flip underneath and lift the rear wheel off the ground, plus the nut ends up being looser.
Does Peter Volkers have a cure for this?