Old 03-04-24, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Lbxpdx
Any idea?


In the early-mid ‘90’s there were a number of Taiwan-made knockoffs of US-built CNC products.
Here’s what I see: rust spots in the mounting bolts, so they’re chrome-plated, not stainless. The surface on the arms doesn’t look machined, more like it was cut from plate. I bet the brake pads are hard as rock…

Put new pads on ‘em, grease the pivots, replace the cables… they might be OK.
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