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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: LucyLastic on June 19, 2007, 09:52 AM

Title: DiaCompe 901 fitting
Post by: LucyLastic on June 19, 2007, 09:52 AM: Can someone supply a close up pic of a fitted 901 (back brake), please? I don't know how to set the bit with 'PULL' written on it. I had an 880 on before.

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Title: Re: DiaCompe 901 fitting
Post by: RATTY on June 19, 2007, 10:09 AM: The silver tab with "pull" on it should be pointing down Lou :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: DiaCompe 901 fitting
Post by: LucyLastic on June 19, 2007, 10:41 AM: How does the cable go through it, Tony? Sorry if I'm dim here :-[
Title: Re: DiaCompe 901 fitting
Post by: othomas2 on June 19, 2007, 10:56 AM: Behind the tab you should see a nut... and the bolt that that's attached to should have a hole in it to thread the cable through... tighten the nut to fix in position. Same principle as your convetional brake... hope this of some help.
Title: Re: DiaCompe 901 fitting
Post by: othomas2 on June 19, 2007, 11:08 AM: You should have something that looks like this running through the quick release mechanism. The hole i where the cables runs through...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v665/othomas2/P1030878.jpg)
Title: Re: DiaCompe 901 fitting
Post by: LucyLastic on June 19, 2007, 11:41 AM: Cheers Owen :daumenhoch:. Yup there is a nut, couldn't budge it too easily last night, will have another look at it tonight.