RE: [CR] Adapter bushing for nutted brake bolts

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Subject: RE: [CR] Adapter bushing for nutted brake bolts
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:46:20 -0800
Thread-Topic: RE: [CR] Adapter bushing for nutted brake bolts
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From: "KO Kevin" <kko@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <wheelman@nac.net>


As Doug mention earlier, use the front recessed bolt as a rear nutted bolt. Then (and I've seen this done only once) take the stubby brake bolt that was the rear recessed bolt insert it in the front of the fork. Cut off the head off the front (long) recessed nut that came with the brakes, creating a threaded sleeve. Stick the sleeve up through the bottom of the fork and thread it onto the stub of the brake bolt. Find another (sacrificial) brake bolt and cut the threaded portion off. Thread this headless bolt into the sleeve from the rear. The sleeve joins the two brake bolts together. Try and ensure that both bolts have enough purchase in the sleeve, it is best if they meet in the middle of the sleeve. Use Locktite in the sleeve to secure the bolts. The sacrificial bolt need not be the same manufacture as the original, so you can use a Weinmann bolt to extend a Campy bolt. It seems like a lot of trouble to go through, but if you have the parts on hand, it may provide a viable alternative to buying the correct bolts in the first place.

Kevin Ko Eugene, OR

Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:39:40 -0500 From: wheelman@nac.net Subject: Re: [CR]Adapter/bushing for nutted brake bolts <http://search.bikelist.org/query.asp?SearchString=%22Adapter%2Fbushing + for+nutted+brake+bolts%22&SearchPrefix=%40msgsubject&SortBy=MsgDate%5 Ba% 5D>

Now come up with and adapter for the opposite situation. You have recessed bolt brake calipers and you want to use them on a frame meant for nutted calipers. I know you can drill out the brake bridge but I do not relish doing so as I like to keep the frame and fork original. I also know you can change out the bolts themselves on the calipers but that is a terrible job to do as I have done it. Are there any other ideas out there for this situation?

Ray Homiski
NJ