It also helps to just "break" the leading edge of the pad with a file. A 45 degree chamfer helps stop the vibration from setting up.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> If the pads interfere with the seat stays, you can put spacer(s) between
the
> seat stay bridge and center bolt seat to move them away from the frame.
>
> The safe method of achieving "toe-in" without bending the arms would be to
> take the pads out, put them in a vise, and file the pad material to an
angle
> from the leading edge to the trailing edge so the
> leading part of the pad contacts the rim first. As the pad wears, you will
> eventually have to re-file for toe.
>
> Donald F. Dunstan
> Winters, TX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Heine" <heine93@earthlink.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 9:05 AM
> Subject: [CR]Universal brake questions
>
>
> > More Italian questions:
> >
> > I have a Universal rear brake, the sidepull with the extra arm. When
> > I mount it on the bike, the pads interfere with the seat stays.
> > Checking images of Universal-braked bikes, it appears that the arms
> > are bent slightly to provide clearance. Before I start bending - is
> > this correct?
> >
> > Also, does anybody have a domed nut for the center bolt to spare? The
> > Universal one has a peculiar shape, a bit like a pear, rather than
> > round like an apple on Campy et al.
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > --
> > Jan Heine, Seattle
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