Re: [CR] Mafac dural forge brakes

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

From: "David Goerndt" <davidg@iag.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Mafac dural forge brakes
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:14:46 -0400


: [CR] Mafac dural forge brakes


> Ironically, I've been refurbishing a pair of MAFACs taken off an old Gitane
> beater. They say "Dural Forge" and have brass bushings with the red plastic
> washers under the pivot bolts. They cleaned up quite nicely.
> Thanks to Hilary et al for the info!
>
>
>

I just disassembled two "dural forge" calipers, one had a brass bushing with a reddish washer that wasn't much larger than the bolt across the flat part. The other caliper had the bright red plastic bushing that is quite a bit larger than the bolt, no bronze bushing.

David Goerndt