brake fitting issue

Posted on Sun 4th, May 2014

• #1

bjj22

I bought some long drop tektro brakes. Unfortunately the recessed bolt (if that's the right word, I mean the part indicated in the photo below) is too wide for the brake drilling on my frame. Any solutions aside from getting the fork & rear stay redrilled to a larger size?

http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab301/bjj22/photocopy_zps381dc331.jpg
• #2

Turkish

If you have access to a lathe you could parallel turn the bolt a few mm's but drilling the frame/forks to a larger size would be a lot easier.
• #3

Picard

Or, you can do as I did and file the hole out by hand.
• #4

bjj22

Thanks for suggestions, don't think I trust myself to do a good job with it so probably have to head down to the bike shop and have it done properly.
• #5

Scilly.Suffolk

This.

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