Cantilever brake thingy...
06-10-17, 01:58 PM
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Cantilever brake thingy...
What is the piece called that goes under the mounting studs? Circular or a tab with three holes in it. I believe it's to clip the return spring into. I went to my LBS and they didn't have any. Odd? Doesn't help that I don't know what to call them either. Bottom line I'm in need of two of them.
06-10-17, 02:41 PM
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Mine are welded on. Depending on what hole you use it will set up more or less preload on the spring then u can fine tune the spring tension with the set screw.
06-10-17, 02:52 PM
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The 3-holed tab that the spring goes into is part of the frame on my bike.
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06-10-17, 03:28 PM
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Check the Park Tool website tutorial on adjusting cantilever brakes. I seem to recall their video tutorial showing an example of a 3-hole tab that was detachable. Might have been another repair site's video tutorial -- I watched a dozen of 'em last year while learning to adjust my canti brakes. It's a permanent part of the lug on the frame of my bike with canti brakes.
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I have yet to see a cantilever boss that doesn't have the return spring tab as an integral part. What kind of oddball frame do you have?
06-10-17, 05:10 PM
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Believe it or not, but it's an IF deluxe. They are indeed separate as one is still in place under the mounting stud. I need to find at least one. Help!
06-10-17, 05:22 PM
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Paul's Brakes don't use those spring anchor plates .. they back wind the spring within each side,
and the mounting bolt secures them,
they also include their own sleeve bushing for O ring sealing the lubricating grease inside.
Excellent products.
and the mounting bolt secures them,
they also include their own sleeve bushing for O ring sealing the lubricating grease inside.
Excellent products.
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Agreed. I actually LIKE the old types of cantilevers that are tensioned by a nut on the back side of the arm then held in place with the fixing bolt. Very easy to adjust, you just don't see them that often. In fact, a pair came in on a Trek 930 (probably early 90s) we started working on yesterday.
Also had some on my old Schwinn Impact MOS. No idea how to adjust them until I played with them for a while.
Also had some on my old Schwinn Impact MOS. No idea how to adjust them until I played with them for a while.
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