General Category => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: illMATTic on October 11, 2013, 08:19:13 AM

Title: Front brake photos?
Post by: illMATTic on October 11, 2013, 08:19:13 AM

I am trying to figure out how the stock front brake is attached. Where does the arm on the hub mount to keep it from spinning? All of the photos I can find are real small with little detail.

Can somebody post a closeup?

Thanks

Title: Re: Front brake photos?
Post by: Mike Sal on October 11, 2013, 10:11:45 AM

Do us a favor & re-post this request in the "wheels & tires" section, so that in the future, others will be able to find it.  I'm sure some of the lucky guys who have front brakes will pony up some photos for us.
Mike Sal

Title: Re: Front brake photos?
Post by: Ricks on October 11, 2013, 12:05:32 PM

Quote from: Mike Sal on October 11, 2013, 10:11:45 AM

Do us a favor & re-post this request in the "wheels & tires" section, so that in the future, others will be able to find it.  I'm sure some of the lucky guys who have front brakes will pony up some photos for us.
Mike Sal

Took care of it Mike.


The front brake is retained from turning by a special nut on the outer pivot bolt of the rocker.  It goes between a stiffening strap on the backing plate and a large headed rivet.  The nut itself is about twice as thick as a regular nut with the outside end turned down round.

There is no room with it installed to get a picture of the nut.

Title: Re: Front brake photos?
Post by: pd on October 11, 2013, 12:21:51 PM

Here's a drawing from the manual of the Sportsman front brake stop :
#8006 is the special nut Rick talks about .

(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/pdcomm/Simplex/Simplexfrontbrakeretainer_zpsac31344c.jpg)