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Tiger Time => Steamers (1993-1998 Tigers) => Topic started by: NeilD on March 24, 2011, 10:25:04 PM

Title: Rear Caliper mount...
Post by: NeilD on March 24, 2011, 10:25:04 PM
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
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Post by: rybes on March 24, 2011, 11:22:35 PM
if im right in rememberin, it just stops the mount from spinnin when you use the brake ;) sorta locks against the swingarm
Title: Re: Rear Caliper mount...
Post by: Mustang on March 25, 2011, 12:48:24 AM
Quote from: "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
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'
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Post by: CoolHandLuke on March 25, 2011, 01:16:58 AM
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.
Title: Re: Rear Caliper mount...
Post by: NeilD on March 27, 2011, 04:40:55 PM
Quote from: "Mustang"[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
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