Bone headed question #4 ---- Pace RC36 and brakes

[uphillcursing2]

Have recently got a pair of RC36 forks. Have cleaned them up, polished them and now fitted them to the frame.

I was starting to get carried away thinking it was just about ready to start building it back up when I encountered a problem. How do you fit V brakes? The mounting bosses do not have the little hole that they clip in to tension the spring? What there does seem to be is a block of aluminium held onto the boss with a 2/3 mm allen bolt that has a flat machined on on side.

Am i missing a part?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Andy

 

[marin man]

That might be something to do with magura fitting......

you have a thick washer that goes on behind the maguras and I have seen them with a grub screw so you dont lose them :?

pop a pic up and I will have a looksie

 

[uphillcursing2]

Cheers Marin Man, You could be right. I will get a pic once I have got the kids in bed...

 

[marin man]

No probs

 

[uphillcursing2]

Marin man was correct. Simpler to remove the shims with a 2mm hex key than take a photo. Many thanks Marin!!!

However, there is a second question now. Anyone know what the correct thread size i need to obtain for to hold the buggers on the bosses? Ones off the old forks is way too big.

Cheers in advance.....

Andy

 

[marin man]

I thought they were all the same :?

 

[uphillcursing2]

The post last night was fueled by wine. Will try to explain better.

Once I had removed the shims (ty Marin man) popped the V brakes on the mounts.

When I got the forks the bolts to hold the brakes on to the bosses were not there. I thought I would be able to use the ones off the old forks. Does not seem to be the case.

 

[marin man]

Seems like you are still drink fuelled now

Do a few pics then....

 

[ishaw]

If you have magura mounts, you cant convert them to canti/v mounts. I may be able to help though as i have a set of standard mounts if you wanted to swap the magura ones for them.

pop up a pic though, as you may just have the right mounts, with bits missing.

Ian

 

[uphillcursing2]

Will get some pics tommorow. Too cold tonight. Freezing here.