made a band brake for the clutch, WOW!!
Did you have to manipulate the brake band before you actually installed it ... Seems like if I raise it up from the bottom and the tweak the end in some toward the clutch it will work ... So ... I'm thinkin now I will take it off and try to prebend it around the clutch and then try it again ... This seems too simple to screw up :doah:
i didnt manipulate the band to install it, it fits nice around the clutch. the only problem that i saw was the pad kind of touches the clutch where the it is bolted to the engine, i thought about grinding that 1/4" piece of the pad off but i figured i would wait and see if it would smooth its self down. it takes a lil tweaking to get it rite. 1st i had alot of slop on the brake handle so i squeezed the band closed a lil more, it was to much so it was back and forth till it felt rite. so now it locks up the rear whell nicely. and this is just in my basement, i havent actually rode it yet. and i would recomend getting a spring for it so it will open the band up when you let go of the brake lever. that may be the hardest part, (finding the rite spring) i tried 3 diff springs till i got the rite 1.
Cool ... Well I tweaked it till I got it as close as I could to fit nicely ... Mine has a nut on each side of the brake band mounting plate so no need for a spacer (The bolt is actually welded to the brake band) ... I will have to get a spring a little stronger than the one it comes with I'm sure ... I'll have the cable installed by the weekend and give it a try ... Thanks for all of the help on this :thumbsup: ... You guys are GREAT !!
:doah: rockwall, that should have giving it away. i lived in texas city for about 2yrs, and spent my summers there as a kid. Providence has changed alot, thanks to buddy cianci. he spent some time in the ACI, but now he has his own radio show, ha. my uncles brother used to live outside of dallas, steven cole. i threw a name out cuz you never know. i also worked in CT, on the new london sub base.
Well ... Its done ... Brakes work perfect on the bench ... Just had to remove the band assembly (for the fifth or sixth time) and tweak it until I got it where I wanted it ... A little more work than I thought but I just grabbed some patience and got it done ... Well worth the effort ... Thanks again ya'll for the advice , pics and your valuable time :thumbsup:
