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
> 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.
>
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