Ummmm...the housing doesn't rest against the back of the lever, it rests on some feature (the angled plug, one would think) of the cylindrical part that clamps in the end of the bar, right?
If the housing terminated on the back of the lever itself, the cable end and housing would be moving the same distance when you pulled on the lever and the brakes would not be applied.
Am I mis-interpreting your question somehow?
Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA, USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Sean Flores Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:51 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] Inverse/Reverse Lever Installation
First off, let me apologize as I think this was recently covered. However, I've spent the last hour searching and cannot find the original post.
I'm trying to install a pair of no-name reverse levers. These are the typical older style with the set screw that has the cable running inside the bars.
Looking at the levers, the brake cable hole is countersunk on the outside. There is nothing on the inside off the lever for the actual housing to rest inside of. My question is, will a normal ferrule keep the housing in place? Is there something else I should be doing to keep the housing where it needs to be?
I left my camera at work, or I would take pics. However, the lever looks similar to this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/
As you can see in that photo, the cable hole is countersunk on the outside.
However if you look at this photo:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/
You can see that the inside of the lever is also countersunk to keep the housing in place. My levers do not have this on the inside.
If you do happen to remember this discussion, please send me the links or subject of the original message.
Thanks in advance.
Sean Flores
San Francisco, CA