You mean center the brake caliper? You use a hammer and a drift on the spring (one side or the other, whichever), to bend the spring, to change the spring tension on one side, so the caliper moves to where you want it (like you do on a cheap side pull).
Chuck "why ask" Schmidt (5/4...shush...) South Pasadena, Southern California
Stephen Barner wrote:
>
> And you would adjust the brake...how?
>
> Steve Barner, yeah, I know, Bolton, Vermont
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:00:07 -0800
> > From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Eddy Merckx's components
> > >
> > > Ray,
> > >
> > > Have a look at
> > > http://home.t-online.de/
> > > To see one of Eddy's real Molteni Colnagos he rode in the early 70s.
> >
> >
> > Check out the brazed on brake caliper spindle/axle on the fork crown:
> > http://home.t-online.de/
> >
> > Koolamunga!!!
> >
> > *********