RE: [CR]Campag QR parts interchangeability

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: "'NortonMarg@aol.com'" <NortonMarg@aol.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Campag QR parts interchangeability
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 17:27:49 -0800

Stevan Thomas wrote:
> Today I went to replace a Campagnolo NR skewer end, the part
> the lever assembles through. [snip]
> [Now] the lever doesn't fold parallel when in the fully
> tightened position.

This could be as simple as taking the lever out again, and rotating the skewer 180 degrees within the endcap, then re-inserting the lever.

The hole in the skewer that the lever passes through is slightly off-center, and this is usually necessary for the lever to get its full range of motion. I have seen a few where the tolerances are such that it doesn't matter which way the skewer goes into the endcap, but it seems to me that on most there is a right way and a wrong way. Of course you could have an incompatible parts problem, but the symptom is exactly what you get if the hole is off-center the wrong way.

Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA