Jimh made me this disc for my Flea and after a lot of tweaking I finally found a way to get it reliable with a clean look.
First , I reversed the bolts and took a little off the lever and fixed part of the brake where it is close to the hub.
I free floated it by using cut recoil springs from a 1911 pistol (45acp) this allowed the brake to be move but without the feeling of being loose and rattling. With the stiff springs the brake squares up perfect on both sides of the disc when the cable is pulled. It's also fully adjustable now.
The cable return spring is from a TZ 9mm pistol and fit perfect, I lined that with a tube for the cable. The brake is easy to pull with little pressure.
I didn't have time to drop in an engine but we did the push down the hill test and the boy could lock up the rear wheel most times. :thumbsup:
First , I reversed the bolts and took a little off the lever and fixed part of the brake where it is close to the hub.
I free floated it by using cut recoil springs from a 1911 pistol (45acp) this allowed the brake to be move but without the feeling of being loose and rattling. With the stiff springs the brake squares up perfect on both sides of the disc when the cable is pulled. It's also fully adjustable now.
The cable return spring is from a TZ 9mm pistol and fit perfect, I lined that with a tube for the cable. The brake is easy to pull with little pressure.
I didn't have time to drop in an engine but we did the push down the hill test and the boy could lock up the rear wheel most times. :thumbsup:
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