Front Brake Lever Play

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Front Brake Lever Play

katman
Hi All,
enjoying riding my 75K after restoration(75K Rebuild). I have noticed I have about a 1/4'' of play
in the front brake lever before it makes contact with the master cyc. plunger. Was this way on the
original and also the one I repalced it with. The lever looks fine but am I missing something.
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Re: Front Brake Lever Play

shinyribs
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Both of mine do that also. It's normal as far as I know.
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katman
Thanks Shiny,
I was just wondering. Doesn't on my 77, but I didn't know if the levers were different from
75-77
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Re: Front Brake Lever Play

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If it bothers you, you can JB Weld a small piece of metal to the break lever where it makes contact with the plunger.
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