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Old 05-23-2017, 06:56 AM   #29
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Default Re: Angle of Brake Arms

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Originally Posted by Art Newland View Post

I then proceed to the service brake cross shaft and pedal set up .It has often been said that the levers on the cross shaft should point straight up and down .
ive wondered this - if the front brake arms ideally should be locked pretty hard at straight up and down but free tilted 15* forward - shouldnt the cross shaft arms be the same? so when thier at straight up and down its maximum force applied to the brakes?
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