Rear Caliper mount...

[NeilD]

fitted the new (to me) rear wheel t'other day and its the first time I've had the rear wheel out.. was wondering what the 'tang' (for want of a better word) on the bottom of the caliper mount does .. it looks like it should locate somewhere on the swingarm but cant see where?  :icon_scratch

[rybes]

if im right in rememberin, it just stops the mount from spinnin when you use the brake sorta locks against the swingarm

[Mustang]

fitted the new (to me) rear wheel t'other day and its the first time I've had the rear wheel out.. was wondering what the 'tang' (for want of a better word) on the bottom of the caliper mount does .. it looks like it should locate somewhere on the swingarm but cant see where?  :icon_scratch

like rybes said it is just a stop and if you want to rotate the eccentric adjusters 180 degrees to lower it you need to remove that 'tang'

[CoolHandLuke]

It's handy for stopping the brake caliper spinning all the way round (and ruining your brake cable), as I found out when the bolt vibrated loose from the torsion arm.

Very weird sensation.  I came to a stop on a slight hill, using the back brake for the slow speed stop.  Once stopped, I then rolled backwards a short way whilst my foot was still on the brake.

[NeilD]

[like rybes said it is just a stop ..

thanks chaps, I thourght as much, but was just having one of those "I wish I'd taken more notice when taking it apart" moments!  :D