After Cleaning
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Repairing the Front Brake and Derailleur -- Part 5 (Replaced the front brake cable)
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| Cut a new front brake cable to length and installed, using the original cable housing. Cleaned the housing first. Then trimmed about 3/8" off the end that goes into the brake caliper (there was a little corrosion on the end). Also trimmed the felt material on the cable housing to make it look more tidy. In this picture, the brake cable is routed incorrectly. It should be behind the white rear derailleur shift cable. |
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| Installed the replacement brake lever assembly to the handle bar. There's a little bit of road rash on the metal cap and the plastic part of the brake lever. Will try to file, sand and polish the metal piece to minimize the damage appearance. |
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| The brake cable housing is routed under the handle bar. |
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| Applied some grease to the end of the brake cable housing where it enters the brake adjuster. It's a dark green color grease (Park Tools grease). The brake cable is still routed incorrectly... |
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| The new brake cable is routed into the cable clamp. |
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| When checking the cable movement when the steering is turned showed the incorrect routing. Took it apart again and routed the cable correctly. Then adjusted the brakes so that there' just enough clearance between the brake pads and the wheel rim so that there's no rubbing. The closer the clearance, the more responsive the brake lever will be. Will trim the cable and put on a protector on the end. |
Friday, June 14, 2019
Honda 60th anniversary display in the lobby -- Version I
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| I have these wipers in my pile of stuff... |
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| Nice quality metal hub cap and chrome lug nuts. |
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| Nice and sporty three spoke steering wheel. |
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| Locking gas cap. |
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| External trunk hinges. |
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| I have this mirror in my pile of stuff... |
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| Very spacious dash layout. This basic theme was carried over to the 1984 Honda Civic which was my first new car. |
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| No tachometer. |
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| Note the vertical orientation of the odometer. The gauge cluster doesn't say Honda on it and there's on fuel gauge. |
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| Chain drive on the RH side (most bikes are now on the LH side). |
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| Passenger grab handle is a piece of bent tubing. |
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| Cool tank design and kneed pads. |
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