BRAKES
Title: Pan
frames and juice brakes
Could it be the frame? How can I tell a 65 and later from the 58-64.....or any other ideas?
Post by DansPan58 on Nov 20, 2002, 1:47am
What type of swing arm, round or square? Also you may some bogus after market brake lines, that are coming up short. I had a similar problem when I put my 58 together a decade or so back
Post by vintagetwin2 on Nov 21, 2002, 3:14pm
The '58-64 frames steps down after the seat post. The '65 frame does not have this step, because of the electric start aluminum primary and 12 V battery. Look around the right frame gusset. Should be cast "-58". The '58-64 frames have a boss on the frame where the rubber brake line connects. The hose should be long enough to make a counter-clockwise rotation up to the brake (slave) cylinder in the backing plate of the rear wheel. There are backing plates for '58-62 and '62-up. Not interchangable. Spacers are different.
