The BSA A7-A10 Forum
Technical (Descriptive Topic Titles - Stay on Topic) => Frame => Topic started by: coater87 on 27.05. 2018 01:43
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NOS CORRECT cable. I believe all the parts are correct for the bike.
The cable adjusting lock hits the pivot nut.
Do they all do this Sir?
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I could take .030 off the nut, the washer is thin enough already IMO.
I just don't know if they are all this close, or if I have a too short pivot. There is no washer between the pivot and the cover on the inside...... *conf*
Lee
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Your cable hardware does have an original look (of course, being NOS), but looking at cables from Feked, their locking thumb nuts seem smaller in diameter.
Richard L.
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Bugga. Could you take the locking piece off and use a nut (if it will come over the nipple). Oh that sounds naughty.
Cheers
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I thought the guy was full of it, but it even had a little tan slip of paper with the correct part number sealed in the bag.
The ones from feked look different?
Lee
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Almost a shame the NOS piece had to come out of the bag. That must have been an original factory part. I wonder how long after the model year ('58, right?) they produced repair parts and if they changed details along the way. The Feked part I took as an example is here: https://www.feked.com/front-brake-cable-bsa-a10-42-8732.html . I don't know if it's for your model year. It does try to look original, but it's a bit off.
Richard L.
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That rules my thunk out. Clevis end not nipple.
Cheers
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you need less diameter lock nut, you can get them with a slot for the cable to go through, or find a nut that fits and cut a slot in it
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I ended up facing .015 off the pivot nut. That gave me just enough room.
I know what you are saying Richard, and in a perfect world these parts should not be opened. But the packaging BSA used for these parts is far from perfect, there is a slight amount of surface rust on the cable that concerns me.
Plus these NOS parts are still around, but you take a chance on what condition they're in and you're going to pay a price for them. The upside is you know they should fit and if they don't you have to look at everything around them- we just assume stuff from dragonfly and other vendors is not going to fit right out of the package.
Lee
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"Almost" a shame isn't really a shame. I do believe the parts are better on running bikes than in a bag museum.
Richard L.
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than in a bag museum.
You got that auto spell dodah installed also then Richard *smile*
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No, I meant "bag museum." Why?
Richard L.
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I agree, use the NOS stuff...it's not for looking at! Regarding the problem why nut just cut the nipple off, fit a smaller lock-nut and resolder the nipple? Ten minutes tops.