Trail Horse Custom / MX 500
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I made up some inner wheel spacers, packed bearings & installed wheels.
I ran into a problem when installing brake band & testing.
I relined my band using J-B Weld.
The liner let loose while testing. I cleaned with acetone and View attachment 285471 View attachment 285469 View attachment 285470
thought I was done with the band.
Any ideas on adhesive that would be better for my liner?
I ran into a problem when installing brake band & testing.
I relined my band using J-B Weld.
The liner let loose while testing. I cleaned with acetone and View attachment 285471 View attachment 285469 View attachment 285470
thought I was done with the band.
Any ideas on adhesive that would be better for my liner?
I made up some inner wheel spacers, packed bearings & installed wheels.
I ran into a problem when installing & testing brake band.
I used J-B Weld to install new liner, cleaned band with acetone.
While testing the band the liner let loose I sure thought I was done with the band. Do over....
Any ideas on a better adhesive to use on the liner
I ran into a problem when installing & testing brake band.
I used J-B Weld to install new liner, cleaned band with acetone.
While testing the band the liner let loose
I sure thought I was done with the band. Do over....Any ideas on a better adhesive to use on the liner
Looks like the metal was not roughed up so the JB Weld had nothing to stick to.
I suspect if you hit the inside of the metal with some 80 grit and really give the JB Weld something to stick to it would hold fine.
Look how smooth the liner is where the JB Weld was, so you'll need to scratch that up to if you reuse the same liner...
I suspect if you hit the inside of the metal with some 80 grit and really give the JB Weld something to stick to it would hold fine.
Look how smooth the liner is where the JB Weld was, so you'll need to scratch that up to if you reuse the same liner...
I thought long & hard on it and
I thought long & hard on it and decided to keep the original to the bike band brake. I just like the old school look.
They also work quite well especially with new parts.
With that being said, if I don't like the preformance, I'll be upgrading too disc.
I'm working on a front disc now...
I thought long & hard on it and decided to keep the original to the bike band brake. I just like the old school look.
They also work quite well especially with new parts.
With that being said, if I don't like the preformance, I'll be upgrading too disc.
I'm working on a front disc now...
I moved on to to front brake.
I'm determined to get a working hydraulic caliper using the original Speedway disc.
My first attempt was a no go caliper was to small & didn't open up enough to fit disc and vintage wheel wobble....
So I got a larger caliper & so far it's looking like its going to work out well.
I drilled & taped another hole in the caliper bracket and was able to mount caliper where it needs to be. One bolt is not going to cut it so I'm working on a bracket to solve that.
I'm determined to get a working hydraulic caliper using the original Speedway disc.
My first attempt was a no go caliper was to small & didn't open up enough to fit disc and vintage wheel wobble....
So I got a larger caliper & so far it's looking like its going to work out well.
I drilled & taped another hole in the caliper bracket and was able to mount caliper where it needs to be. One bolt is not going to cut it so I'm working on a bracket to solve that.
I now have a working hydraulic front brake & cut out my mud guard out of black acrylic sheet. I'm now In the process of moving backwards, just when I thought I was done with the rear end. I've decided to add a chain tensioner to swing arm to make up for the run out in the rear wheel.
I've fabed up a weld on tensioner with the help of Havasu Dave for sharing his tensioner design.
It's now time to to dial in placement. Remove swing arm & grind, weld and repaint. A redo I'll be glad I tackled......
I've fabed up a weld on tensioner with the help of Havasu Dave for sharing his tensioner design.
It's now time to to dial in placement. Remove swing arm & grind, weld and repaint. A redo I'll be glad I tackled......
