| In the last installment
I had designed a bracket to mount a Brembo caliper the on rear
of my Electraglide, in the meantime it has been lasercut so
I can continue. It will not be visible behind the bag so I kept
it very simple and functional.
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| The main plate was cut
from 10 mm steel, I machined a spacer and TIG welded that in.
(I am just starting to learn TIG welding, so not the prettiest
welds yet) I testfitted the assembly on the bike and found that
the caliper needed to move in 1 mm to be exactly centered on
the disc |
I machined a 1 mm recess
in the plate, and also cleaned up my uneven weld by machining
off the excess material. Then I painted the plate in a black
primer coating. |
The axle nut was looking
pretty crappy so I machined a spacer and the back of the nut
for a press fit and TIG welded the back for good measure. Then
I sandblasted it and chemically blackened it. I also drilled
a hole through nut and axle for a "hairpin" style
safety thingy |
After reading the
instructions that came with the new Brembo caliper, I found
that the rubbers used in it are not compatible with DOT 5 brakefluid,
so I will need to rebuild or replace the master cylinder as
well so I can use DOT 3 or 4 |
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