KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Rd on November 21, 2010, 09:57:43 AM

Title: Sloppy Rear Brake pedal
Post by: Rd on November 21, 2010, 09:57:43 AM

Does anybody have a tip for taking up the clearance on a wornout rear brake pedal pivot?

Title: Re: Sloppy Rear Brake pedal
Post by: greencannon on November 21, 2010, 11:49:00 AM

I made a homemade brake lever saver out of a pc of clutch cable from a quad.
one end  thru the lever and the other end to my skid plate. once you get the slack adjusted right it keeps the brake lever from slopping around on the worn out pivot.
I know eventualy I will have to weld a new pivot on but this has been working for a couple of years now.
I'll get back shortly with a pic.

Title: Re: Sloppy Rear Brake pedal
Post by: kawboy on November 22, 2010, 11:06:23 AM

Cut the post off of the frame, grind the area flat,drill and tap it, use a high quality shoulder bolt . Works great .

Title: Re: Sloppy Rear Brake pedal
Post by: Rd on November 22, 2010, 12:06:28 PM

Thanks guys

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Cut the post off of the frame, grind the area flat,drill and tap it, use a high quality shoulder bolt . Works great .

That will probably be what I will do.
Thanks again