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01-06-2018, 07:21 PM | #1 |
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Brake wedge question
Were will the brake rollers start to apply the shoes on the wedge,A , B , C, D
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01-06-2018, 08:46 PM | #2 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
I'd say A.
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01-06-2018, 09:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
In this picture it looks more like the "D" area......the wedge doesn't move much when the brakes are applied.....
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01-06-2018, 09:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
The V shape of the wedge makes contact at point A and increases to widen the rollers outward to increase the pressure of the shoes against the hub as the roller travels to point D.
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01-07-2018, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
I'm not sure (without pulling the front brakes apart) which part of the wedge contacts the rollers, but I do know that replacing a well worn original wedge with new wedges made a big difference to our brakes
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01-07-2018, 03:15 PM | #6 |
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01-07-2018, 03:28 PM | #7 | |
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Re: Brake wedge question
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Yes, I was going to make the same comment earlier. When you compare it and the repro roller to the original prints, they are not manufactured correctly, so IMHO what you are asking has no real relevance. Unfortunately, if someone replaced an original wedge with that reproduction wedge and their braking improved, the only thing I can think of is the original one must have really been worn! . |
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01-07-2018, 03:35 PM | #8 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
and here's how you fix it.. |
01-07-2018, 04:18 PM | #9 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
This picture is worth a thousand words, its D, below that position is where the wedge is held when it is machined.
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01-07-2018, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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Re: Brake wedge question
All these do is help to center the shoes, poor mans Teds floaters.
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