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Dr. Frankenstein
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Thailand brakes?

Post by Dr. Frankenstein » Sat May 06, 2017 3:26 pm

Anybody ever use a set of CA95 brakes from Thailand? I got a set thinking I was going to save some money - IIRC Ohio Cycle said they wanted $20 PER caliper - $80 in all. But you know how That goes....

I got the new brakes today, and they're very nice, but there's too much 'brake' on the shoes - they don't want to fit into the CA95 brake housing...or am I doing something wrong installing them?

They LOOK like they should fit, but they are about one/two millimeters too big to fit...and even if I Did get them in, I don't think the wheel would turn...is there a way to 'shave them down', or ...??? Or are they supposed to be a tight fit?

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Post by G-Man » Sat May 06, 2017 3:47 pm

John

The 'proper way' is to assemble the brake plate in a lathe and turn th eshoes so that they ar eperfectly circular and fit in the drum.

Not so easy in the home workshop but you might find a friendly machinist...

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There is a company near me who willre-line shoes for aound $7 each and they put a little too much material on....

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Post by Dr. Frankenstein » Sun May 07, 2017 7:28 am

Hi GMan - Yes, apparently that seems to be one of the two solutions I'm considering. I also was thinking about putting on a painting mask and using either a file or a grinder and removing the excess material. It looks like it doesn't need much - maybe one millimeter all around. PITA, though.

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