O-rings come in standard sizes. The ones originally used on Campagnolo brake adjusters were a metric size, but there are English-sized o-rings that are nearly identical. A couple years ago I bought a bag of 1000 from Marco Rubber (http://www.marcorubber.com) for $20, gave 'em away to dang near everyone, and still have enough left to last several lifetimes. I used size 2-204; the official size designation of the ones Dale quotes are 2-203, just one notch smaller.
They also are a perfect fit for the lower seal of the oil-filter housing in some early Austin Healeys and MGs, but most of you probably don't care about that.
In any case, when you put these on (the bike, I mean, not the MG), be sure you don't turn them inside out; it's easy to do, especially if you roll them onto the adjuster. Then, the inner part of the o-ring, which is now the outer part, is under too much stress and it will crack in a few months. Then, you're out $0.02.
Steve Maas Long Beach, California
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> cycles de ORO Bike Shop
> 1410 Mill Street
> Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 USA
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> http://www.classicrendezvous.com
> http://www.carolinacup.com
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> Bruce VanRemortel
> Needham, MA
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