My Raleigh Bike. The Start.

[Boon 51]

Will send the bill by post , I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT

You better hurry up with the bill as I'm moving house to get a bigger garage..

 

[Boon 51]

Not my day today.. Next problem.

I have just fitted the 105 calipers to the bike and bung the wheels in and would you believe 3 of the brake blocks fit the rims and the 4th is short by nearly half inch. So what's that all about. FFS

 

[carpenter]

not sure what you mean - can you take a photo?

 

[biggs682]

You better hurry up with the bill as I'm moving house to get a bigger garage..

Can you buy one nearer to me please so i can share the extra space

Not my day today.. Next problem.

I have just fitted the 105 calipers to the bike and bung the wheels in and would you believe 3 of the brake blocks fit the rims and the 4th is short by nearly half inch. So what's that all about. FFS

what how don't understand , have you got the caliper square on the frame ?

 

[Boon 51]

Like this

 

[biggs682]

Like this

Can't see a lot from that picture and the caliper seems to be central

side on picture

 

[nonowt]

Like this

is that not because the brake cable isn't fitted? the tension from the cable will balance the left side with the right.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Isn't there a fine adjustment screw on the top right (non cable side) just behind the visible allen bolt that will sort that out?

 

[carpenter]

You have the quick release lever (left hand side) in the open position. Push lever down then adjust cable tension and brake position - loosen Allen screw bolt that fixes to brake bridge, rotate brake body until brake blocks are equidistant from rims then tighten to frame. Hope this helps, it looks like you have limited drop on the brakes, have you removed the wheel and put it back on in a different position?

 

[Boon 51]

Sorry guys its been manic.. If you look chain side the bit that the blocks slide up and down is longer than the near side, so the brake block is on the tyre and not lower down on the rim.

The drop is longer chain side.

 

[Boon 51]

You have the quick release lever (left hand side) in the open position. Push lever down then adjust cable tension and brake position - loosen Allen screw bolt that fixes to brake bridge, rotate brake body until brake blocks are equidistant from rims then tighten to frame. Hope this helps, it looks like you have limited drop on the brakes, have you removed the wheel and put it back on in a different position?

The drop as you say is longer one side than the other so three are right and one is wrong, if that makes sense.

 

[Boon 51]

Here's a better photo.

 

[midlife]

Has somebody built the calliper out of two different brakes?

 

[Boon 51]

Has somebody built the calliper out of two different brakes?

That's what I have been thinking all day, I keep looking at it. I have sent a message to the ebayer I got it from but as yet no reply.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Have you tried the adjustment screw? Turn it one way and then the other and see what the effect. You may need a longer drop calliper.