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Message started by rl153 on 04/01/11 at 13:07:27

Title: Rear Brake
Post by rl153 on 04/01/11 at 13:07:27

How can you tell if your rear shoe is almost gone ? According to the previous owner of my bike ,they adjusted it once already . The bike has 3800 mi on it . Thanks

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by Trippah on 04/01/11 at 13:47:47

If the PO wore out a brake in 3800. miles, he must have been scared to death the bike was gonna move. ;) Is it squeeling or grabbing?

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by rl153 on 04/01/11 at 15:07:05

No It's not squealing or anything ,but I did have to replace the front brake pads. I was just wondering if there is a way to tell.

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by thumperclone on 04/01/11 at 15:41:24

theres hash/wear marks on the drum, the slot in the lever is the refrence point
to the rear is more wear as the lever goes forward...

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by BurnPgh on 04/01/11 at 16:31:23

you got about 15k more miles before you need to think about it at all.

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by rl153 on 04/02/11 at 06:27:17

You mean 15 hundred miles ? not 15 thousand miles.

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by drums1 on 04/02/11 at 07:26:21

I have almost 20,000 on my '87 and I just found out the rear brakes are fine. I thought they were worn out because the pedal was going way down and I had already adjusted the thing at the back as far as it would go. Turns out I either stretched the cable from heavy use or something else is not right. I ended up resetting the lever at the drum a few notches so I had more adjustment at the back. ( the shoes were almost as thick as the new ones )

The indicator marks on the rear hub don't line up where they should, which leads me to beleive the cable itself got stretched somehow. But by moving the actuating lever a few notches counter-clockwise, I was able to gain more adjustment. The actuating lever at the rear hub is clamped on the shaft. The shaft is splined. Unbolt the clamp and pull lever off--then move it a few notches counter-clockwise. This slightly relocates where the cam inside is, leaving the shoes slightly spread when in the at-rest position, thus seemingly giving you more adjustment at the rear adjuster.

It's a little hard to understand, but once you do it, it makes sense. It did to me. And it worked. I have rear brakes again, and saved $35 on the new rear shoes.

Title: Re: Rear Brake
Post by MotoBuddha on 04/02/11 at 07:38:07

Aw, who uses the rear brake anyway? ;D