More progress being made on the project with the new front brakes, brake cable & handlebars installed. You can read about how I did that here.
Thanks to Bob Fleischer, again, for tips and tricks and to Duane Ausherman.
I found a nifty template from Scott Lydiard (BMWScotter.com) that helped get the front brake levers aligned correctly on the brake levers. Scott’s site is having some problems but he was kind enough to provide a PDF of this template that I provide a link to in the write-up. Here’s a picture of the template.
Scott Lydiard’s Brake Lever Alignment Template
You can cut it out and use it with the brakes installed.
Using Scott Lydiard’s Front Brake Lever Alignment Template
Very nice.
Here are a couple more pictures from the write-up.
Front Brake Carrier (Front to the Right)
Front Brake Assembly
Front Brake Arm Cam with Lever and Adjustment Cam
Front Spring Installed and Shoes on Pivot Pins
Attaching Rear Spring Using Vice Grips
Front Axle with Spacer Sleeve
Connecting Front Brake Torque Arm to Brake Carrier Stud
Brake Cable Assembly at Right Control Perch
Inserting Ferrule in Rear Brake Lever to Capture Outer Sleeve of the Cable
Adjusting Lower Cable
Brakes Are Solid at 1/2 Distance to Handlebar
Great site and wonderful photos on the /5’s . I am presently having issues with front brake effectiveness on my wife’s 72 toaster. Do you have a link to the brake alignment template available? I am not very computer savvy and could not locate it.
Thanks,
MAX
Ventura (Ventuckey) CA
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for dropping by. I have a link to a PDF of the template in the write-up:
34 BMW R75/5 Install Front Brakes
It’s in the Resources section, but, here it is again, just click it and then print:
Scott Lydiard, Front Brake Arm Template, Version 8.0