Remember too (if it hasn't already been mentioned...) that to convert a pair of calipers to allen-style mount, you can use the rear (nutted-length) bolt in the front w/ recess nut, and then tap & cut down the front to make it a recess rear - worked like a charm in the "old days."
Greg Parker Chief Hack Mechanic, GPVB LLC A2 Michigan
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>Subject: [CR]Nutz to allen key conversion (Was Nutty superbe..)
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>In a message dated 7/6/01 12:37:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MSCTROSE@aol.com
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><< Anybody have any ideas on how to make this brake center
> bolt an allen instead of a hex attachment? Some one gave me the idea to
> sand off the chrome, then run a five by 1 mm die over the center bolt to
> thread it down further, then cut off the excess. >>
>
>You don't have to sand off the chrome.. Just use a lot of tapping
>lubricant.. That's the way it was done BEFORE allen keyed brakes were common!
>I tapped and shortened many Campag center bolts in the olde days!
>
>The only other way of course is to replace the center bolt altogether.
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>Dale Brown
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