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Title: coaster brake to free coaster help PROBLEM SOLVED
Post by: kidclyde on July 16, 2010, 12:38 PM
i took the brake pads out but i dont know how to get rid of the slack when you pedal back
btw its on one of the modern coaster brake skyways
I FIXED IT THANKS
Title: Re: coaster brake to free coaster help
Post by: brettypeeps on July 16, 2010, 12:54 PM
Not sure what you are getting at... 
1. What have you done?
2. What were you trying to achive?
3. What is the problem now?
Title: Re: coaster brake to free coaster help
Post by: kidclyde on July 16, 2010, 01:05 PM
Not sure what you are getting at... 
1. What have you done? - i took the pads out of the coaster brake
2. What were you trying to achive? - a free coaster
3. What is the problem now? - there is slack in the chain
thanks
Title: Re: coaster brake to free coaster help
Post by: moley on July 16, 2010, 01:06 PM
I think you stick some washers on it so that it can't unscrew that far back!!  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: coaster brake to free coaster help
Post by: BrianP on July 16, 2010, 01:18 PM
I think you stick some washers on it so that it can't unscrew that far back!!  :daumenhoch:

Yep, washers needed to take up the slack ;)

http://www.wtlw.net/ff/suntour/

Brian  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: coaster brake to free coaster help
Post by: brettypeeps on July 16, 2010, 01:35 PM
And it all makes perfect sense now  :daumenhoch: as the guys said washers  8)
Title: Re: coaster brake to free coaster help
Post by: SteveG on July 16, 2010, 01:41 PM
The only trouble is that without the shoes there isn't any drag to make the cone lock up. I haven't tried it but is there a chance that the cone won't lock reliably ? I have a feeling a friend did a similar thing but fitted a spring somewhere to keep the cone in contact with the freewheel part.
As I say, haven't tried it but wouldn't want anyone to experience what would be similar to Sturmey Archer gear slip at the wrong moment  ;)
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