the parking brake actuator rod > sheared when I tried moving the parking brake adjustment nut. It > doesn't look to me as if any of our trusty vendors sell the actuator > rod. Anyone got a part number on it, or a line on where it can be > found? > > Best, > d. > > -- > 1990 GL > On this second question....I found a fix for a similar problem with a shifting linkage rod on my Honda sportbike at Ace Hardware. They have barrel nuts (I think that is what they're called) in all the useful sizes and threads. Mine needed 6mm x 100. I simply got another bolt that size, then added the barrel nut, with the other bolt inserted and ended up with a longer linkage rod with more adjustment. For the Ebrake rod you could cut some new threads (they have metric thead dies there, too) and add a barrel nut/bolt combo...problem fixed... |
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