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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Swivel on March 21, 2013, 01:40 PM
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Afternoon chaps, my early 83' Torker 280x has a flat brake bridge so need suggestions please of how to setup the brake? The axle is too long and the curved washers can't be used, so what can I use but still make it look decent? I've not come across this before on any of my frames....
Thanks, Matt ;)
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Find someone on here Matt with the correct thread die and cut the thread down as far on the spindle as you can :daumenhoch:
A lot of people use the Skyway Pro pad fins too. Not my cup of tea but worth a shot if you have some :)
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You can get shortened spindles that don't use the rounded washers.
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Find someone on here Matt with the correct thread die and cut the thread down as far on the spindle as you can :daumenhoch:
A lot of people use the Skyway Pro pad fins too. Not my cup of tea but worth a shot if you have some :)
Ah ha, that's what i've seen before but those skyway pro pad fins will be a bugger to get hold of in Gold I should think. Thanks to you and Nick for your advice :daumenhoch:
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make sure u put rear brake lever on the right for extra gayness..! ;D
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I seen Skyway brake fins used, looks like an expensive option though.
http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/52181#.UUsPTTfccR0
Someone with a lathe could make you a spacer in about 5 mins, something like these or try some of these links.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=aluminium+spacer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
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Use a front brake or spindle and turn the curved washers so they face each other making a wide flat washer
But a front brake spindle should do the trick thats what i used to hace on me old hutch :daumenhoch:
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Thanks for the advice chaps, just popped into Travis Perkins around the corner from me in Epping and they had some washers to sort this out :daumenhoch:
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Use a front brake or spindle and turn the curved washers so they face each other making a wide flat washer
But a front brake spindle should do the trick thats what i used to hace on me old hutch :daumenhoch:
Yep - this is what we used to do - turn the washers around to face each other...
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what him and Neil said :daumenhoch:
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Curved washers, face to face :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v260/hutch1970/photo3_zps2b3c31cb.jpg)
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make sure u put rear brake lever on the right for extra gayness..! ;D
were you not drivelling on about how unhelpful certain posts were yesterday ? :crazy2:
yeah .. flat washers and a hacksaw ! sorted
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Cooling fins all the way :daumenhoch:
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Matt you know I love ya buddy, but seriously, did you not think to just put the curved washers face to face....... :-[
You'll be starting a new thread in the lounge - "laces. How do they work?" next....... :LolLolLolLol:
Hugs
Spen
PS - I told Simon you must be building a Torker with the colour of the bits you had off him last week - send me a pic mate, I can't wait to see it. Did you like the brake blocks he found for you..... :smitten:
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make sure u put rear brake lever on the right for extra gayness..! ;D
were you not drivelling on about how unhelpful certain posts were yesterday ? :crazy2:
yeah .. flat washers and a hacksaw ! sorted
Not me,,?
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PM sent Matt .
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Thats a front spindle i.e. its longer. Rebuild brake with a shorter rear spindle.