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How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:09 am
by jawa-enfield
Still busy with the front brake, got the wheel back, now with round druk and again linings made on radius.
Adjusting is again the problem (give the cable more slack and brake comes less free?)
Yes i iknow how to adjust a DL brake, it is not rocket science..
But enfield seems different
It seems to brake better when the central niut is a little loose and the brake plate has a little play?
With normal bikes these parts have to be secured and tight..
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:51 am
by Bullet Whisperer
It might be a bit of a fiddle and maybe best with the wheel off, but, apply the brake and hold it on whilst doing the nut up tight.
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:13 am
by jawa-enfield
This is the normal procedure, but impossible on the enfield front brake.. since nnothing is really straigth in and on the back plate, maybe it needs some room to choose the position at which the linings meet the drum flat-out?
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:31 pm
by Bullet Whisperer
Impossible? I have set up loads of RE brakes how I described quite easily, assuming you have the wheel off, just hold the brake 'on' via the operating arm with one hand, while doing the brake plate nut up tight with a suitable spanner in the other hand.
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:08 pm
by Beezabryan
I've always done it off the bike, dead easy.
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:45 pm
by Daiwiskers
I can't believe that this front brake is still not sorted
Nearly two years and still not working
Am I right in thinking you have tried different drums different shoes different cams?
It has to be a problem with the cable or lever
Not all those parts you have replaced can be faulty
I gave you the rundown on how I adjust a TLS front brake before
Adjusted the way I said before mine will squeel the front tyre
You say you know how to adjust a TLS brake can you tell us the method your using
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:30 pm
by Daiwiskers
Give the cable more slack the brake comes less free?
Can you put up a picture of the brake plate with the linkage fitted
It should look something like this
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Not the best pic but the only one i have
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:19 pm
by Chris [Stockport]
I've been following this with interest, but I don't know what the Central Nut is. Can someone explain which one is being referred to please? Ta, C
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:24 pm
by Daiwiskers
Central nut the convex nut that holds the brake plate on fits on spindle
This has been going on since feb 2016
Baffled by this one Dai
Re: How tight do you fasten the central lock nut of the front brake?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:14 pm
by Adrian
