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rear brake pedal
« on: 22.06. 2020 18:39 »
Just received a brake pedal from a seller, listed as '60 A10. looks a bit like 42-7027 or 42-4347 (online pics look identical). Is it correct? Reason I ask is it's quite different from the one on my '58 A10. This lever is splined to fit crossshaft, has a built-in lever (presumably for brake light switch?)  but way more bend - ie it sits further away from primary case. Wondered if maybe it was A65. No matter either way, as it's for the project so a bit of heating & bending won't destroy any originality.
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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #1 on: 23.06. 2020 08:25 »
Can't quite tell from the photo but the small lever near the spindle mount looks like it is for a brake rod?

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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #2 on: 23.06. 2020 12:02 »
or could that small lever near the spindle be the actuator for the later brake switches that fit up under the tool box - super rockets at least.
a better pic of the side profile would help.
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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #3 on: 23.06. 2020 15:28 »
Apologies - added two pics to the post, but one seems to have evaporated before reaching the forum. I'll try again:
BTW, the arm doesn't look man enough to operate a brake rod. I certainly wouldn't want to use it for that. Also, the rod is splined to fit the crossover shaft, surely making it suitable to RH brake cable.
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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #4 on: 23.06. 2020 15:53 »
Looks to be of the splined cross-over rear brake shaft fit.  Small lever on top to operate brake switch.

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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #5 on: 23.06. 2020 16:07 »
Just to make sure, I went to look at the pedal on my Plungie. It has a spline to engage with a short shaft that has the brake rod clevis on it
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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #6 on: 23.06. 2020 16:12 »
The actual foot pedal appears to have been welded on. That makes me think it's from a later bike,
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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #7 on: 23.06. 2020 16:14 »
Early full width rear hub A65 type.

An extension bolts on, via the small hole, to actuate the brake light switch.

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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #8 on: 23.06. 2020 17:26 »
You can see it on this sketch from the A65 Instruction Manual dated November 1961.

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Re: rear brake pedal
« Reply #9 on: 23.06. 2020 20:26 »
Thanks for that - what got me wondering was the amount of offset - the brake pedal would be almost 3 inches outside of the primary case, when normally they run as close as possible. And yes, the pad is welded to the shaft.
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