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Brake pedals wearing out my covers...

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Hillclimb#42:
I am fighting with the 250 and the 500. The Spring pulls the the pedal over into the clutch cover. At first its nothing, but scratches, but now I'm wearing a groove in both of them. Have you guys had this going on? Found a cure? Will new pedals solve it?

DoldGuy:
New pedals will cure this until the bushing wears out again. Small details like removing the pedal & cleaning all the grit out & a light coat of grease drastically increases the life of such parts & keeps the bike feeling tight.

KX500freak:
most of the time,the pedal connnection to the rear-brakepump tends to wear .
then you can move the pedal up and down without activating the brakepump.
i solved it by making the oval wearhole a round one and fit a homemade bushing in it
i did it with 2 out 3 k5,s ,never issues with that again,it this your issue too ?
or am i talking bout another thing

tharden:
Like what kx500freak said, brass bushings will cure a lot of problems.

Polar-Bus:
Heat the brake lever up with propane, and "tweak" the lever outward for more clearence.

PS: Only do the "heat and bend" method ONCE, or you will make the lever too brittle, and could easily snap..

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