Re: Were can I find king pin to a 1931 SV?
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:51 pm
Ian that's interesting. It would seem then that perhaps I do not have the M-type Midget conversion as I thought. The brackets used at either end are very workmanlike and seemed to match the descriptions of the M-type components.
The 'S' shaped outer that you describe sounds interesting and would perhaps prevent all the free cable that I have and which drags on the brake lever.
My cable is supported by a piece of bent galvanised wire at the rear of the front wing where it attaches to the running board, and then hangs in free space until it arrives at the bracket on the backplate.
I have attached another photo (but still cannot get it small enough) that shows the rear mounting bracket, the wire support and the cable as it sweeps up to a grease point in mid air and then up past the road spring to the backplate bracket.
I am sure that there should be a better way of routing the cable, although it does not seem long enough for me to find another fixing point further up the chassis.
My immediate fix to counteract the 'drag' is to fit new pull-off springs in the brakes to make sure that they have the best possible opportunity to return the brake cams to the neutral (off) position. Then I think that I need to find a more workmanlike solution.
As always happy for any suggestions.
Martin
The 'S' shaped outer that you describe sounds interesting and would perhaps prevent all the free cable that I have and which drags on the brake lever.
My cable is supported by a piece of bent galvanised wire at the rear of the front wing where it attaches to the running board, and then hangs in free space until it arrives at the bracket on the backplate.
I have attached another photo (but still cannot get it small enough) that shows the rear mounting bracket, the wire support and the cable as it sweeps up to a grease point in mid air and then up past the road spring to the backplate bracket.
I am sure that there should be a better way of routing the cable, although it does not seem long enough for me to find another fixing point further up the chassis.
My immediate fix to counteract the 'drag' is to fit new pull-off springs in the brakes to make sure that they have the best possible opportunity to return the brake cams to the neutral (off) position. Then I think that I need to find a more workmanlike solution.
As always happy for any suggestions.
Martin