updated January 4, 2004
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| Wheels & Brakes updated January 4, 2004 |
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| I had Rosenhan hydraulic brakes (now Matco) and the stock KR wheels. I ordered Diehl's axles with my gear kit. To start off, I needed a spacer to move the brake assembly away from the gear leg. I also wanted to take up some space on the axle. So, I decided to slide the spacer over the axle instead of between the axle and lower gear bracket. With that, I had to start by cutting a piece of the old spring bar and shaping it to match the axle. This was harder that I thought. I ended up with a metal cutting blade on my table saw, which made is extremely easy. I was done cutting and shaping one spacer in about 5 minutes. Next, I had to bore a hole to mirror the axle. The axle reduces from 5/8" to 3/4" and then has a radius. I started by boring the 3/4" first to 1/2" depth. Then I finished it with the 5/8". You'll notice below (right) I left one side square to make it easy to clamp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next, I filed the radius into the spacer on the 3/4" side. You can see on left how the axle is shaped and how the spacer had to be shaped. On the right, it fit like a glove! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Here's what they look like when the spacers are done and the whole assembly (lower gear attach fitting, axle, spacer, & brake plate) are match drilled. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Here is the assembly bolted on the leg with the brakes installed. There is plenty of space for the brake disc. Also, I was able to get the brake callipers to almost 90 degrees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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