In a message dated 3/13/2002 2:15:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, heine@mindspring.com writes:
> The plastic bushings on the Mafacs could be replaced easily. Hardware
> stores have bushings, but the right size might be harder to find.
> I've been thinking of machining the bushings - and they are bronze,
> not brass, as far as I know (and so are the ones in the hardware
> store). I haven't got around to it. Anybody interested? I can provide
> specs.
>
> HOWEVER, the brakes work great even with plastic bushings, so I
> haven't felt the need. Consider than the bearing surface on the large
> pivots is much greater than the pivot bolt on a standard sidepull
> (such as Campy NR), and even those don't seem to be a problem.
My interest in doing new bushings would be to make the pivots a bit tighter so as to limit arm movement under braking. Maybe it's a moot point anyway: if the pivots are tight then the arms flex enough to make it more trouble than it's worth?
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA