Left brake lever pivot screw!
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:59 am
Just had my first 'off' at a set of traffic lights thanks to a Spanish female cutting a red light. I had to brake hard and the skid ended in a topple. No real harm done except light grazing to my arm and leg. A broken Kappa high screen and a couple of scratches to the plastic tub. All good considering what might have happened.
Why the strange title? Well on the resulting safety inspection before I drove off I noticed the left hand brake handle pivot screw was protruding by almost 1 cm. This is not normal and certainly nothing to do with the spill. Got the cross head screw driver out and tightened it up. Just wonder why this not a nut and bolt the same as the right hand brake lever? Surely it is imperative that screws do not come loose on a braking system. I shall be looking into changing that out for a nut and bolt with a nylock on it soon.
Why the strange title? Well on the resulting safety inspection before I drove off I noticed the left hand brake handle pivot screw was protruding by almost 1 cm. This is not normal and certainly nothing to do with the spill. Got the cross head screw driver out and tightened it up. Just wonder why this not a nut and bolt the same as the right hand brake lever? Surely it is imperative that screws do not come loose on a braking system. I shall be looking into changing that out for a nut and bolt with a nylock on it soon.