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Re: Rear Brake Circlips

To: "John D'Agostino" <john.dagostino@comcast.net>, "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
Subject: Re: Rear Brake Circlips
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 12:12:17 -0600
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <20040308234938.72660.qmail@web12107.mail.yahoo.com> <00cd01c4056c$8d48ecb0$01943d18@nikka> <006601c4056f$7d4b1d80$8500a8c0@finnland>
'ang on 'ere, gents.........
That roll pin is to preclude you from installing the wrong bore size wheel 
cylinder, or rather to help in identifying them. There is a group of 
similar looking wheel cylinders used on various BCs, whose bore diameter 
differs, but externally look identical. The position of the roll pin 
relative to the line inlet is/was a way to differentiate amongst them so 
the correct size cylinder would be installed. I suppose a tapped screw hole 
would do as well, but I suspect that folks would not install the screw if 
it didn't line up properly with the backing plate hole resulting in some 
liability.
         I endorse David's circlip method, too. Why not do brakes properly?
         Peter C.
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At 06:59 PM 3/8/2004, John D'Agostino wrote:
>Gee, I thought the expanding ciclips were the originals. Silly me. The 10-32
>screw seem like a good idea though. They should have done it right and
>bolted it on in the first place...
>Concours, what's that?
>
>J






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