Originally Posted by
Eggman84
Remove the brake cable, drive out the pin that the brake lever pivots on (probably not realy designed to be removed but if you insist you can do it), put in the new brake lever, reset the pin, and reinstall the cable. Of course you might scratch things driving out the pin, but hey, taking a shortcut always works out well.
Thank you, I'll give it a try. I'm not lookkng for a shortcut, I actually enjoy working on my bikes, I just don't want to remove the original cloth bar wrap from the early 70's, which is in great shape, if I didn't have to.