Different part for French tubes, which are smaller diameter.
Louis Schulman Tampa, Florida
Otis wrote:
> "I'm building a 76 Paramount P10 which I had painted. I bought a new Campy
> 626/A downtube cable guide and it seems too small. I had to use a much
> longer than normal bolt to fasten it. An old and rusty example of the same
> part fits the tube properly with about 1/8" gap at the "ears." Looking
> thru
> archived catalog scans, there appears to be only one size of this part.
> Can
> someone explain?
>
> David Bean
> Arlington, MA USA
> beandk at are-see-enn dot com"
>
> I can't explain it, but will add a similar situation when building up
> the "Civetta" a few weeks ago.
>
> I have a few NOS cable guides and pulled one from the drawer to install.
> I could not get it closed enough to get the nut started on the screw. I
> wrestled with it for about 20 minutes, using a c-clamp to try and
> squeeze the ears together enough to get the screw to poke through. This
> kind of situation on a freshly painted frame usually ends in disaster
> but I kept plugging away as it just did not make sense why it would not
> fit.
>
> I was about to give up and just use a Suntour screw which is a bit
> longer (which would have always bugged me), but instead tried one of the
> other clamps. This one went right on just like it should.
>
> So what the heck?
>
> Jon Williams
> Grants Pass OR USA