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Originally posted by Mr. Ron:
I read in another forum about a guy who connected the calliper to the master cyl., placing it on the rotor and clamping it on. Tie the brake lever back, then make a template of the adapter plate to the fork.
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Ron,
I think you're refering to a posting of mine on the ADR Riders site a couple of weeks ago?
Works every time for me. The only time I've spent money re-mounting calipers is to get 4 spacers machined on a lathe. I now have my own lathe.
The other way, that looks more profesional IMHO, is to use a 1"+ thick of aluminium & make a 3 dimensional carrier that requires no spacers but this requires a decent mill & operator, hence it can be expensive.
Re: template. I use thick cardboard (lever arch files are good) & make the template in two halves. One half bolted to the fork leg & the other half bolted to the caliper. Once I'm happy with the positioning of all parts, I tape or staple the two halves together. resulting in the two sets of mounting holes in alignment with each other. I trim the template to shape & make a temporary carrier out of thin aluminium sheet, just to confirm alignment. Once I'm doubly satisfied, I make the final version out of 1/2" thick ally sheet. No special tools used, only a good jigsaw, a drill (bench drill if possible) & files & sandpaper. Just need to get the spacers made after that.
Steve
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