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cable operated calliper for a 5mm thick disc
smart51 - 4/6/10 at 09:58 AM

I'm looking for a cable operated calliper to be used as a hand brake that will work on a 5mm thick brake disc. Kart brakes seem to be hydraulic now and MTB brake discs are too thin. Any ideas?

tony-devon - 4/6/10 at 10:09 AM

the older honda CB125 bikes had a cable operated caliper on the front

problem is that you will be very hard pushed to find one thats in good working order

are MTB ones in 2 halves? if so why not make up a spacer plate in the middle to accomodate the thicker disc?

I have made hydraulic calipers wider this way with no problems, as I needed to make it clear the chain as I was running a sprocket brake



[Edited on 4/6/10 by tony-devon]

coozer - 4/6/10 at 10:53 AM

Land Rover transmission brake disc conversion. May be of some help....

http://www.x-eng.co.uk/X-BrakeRR.asp

Suzuki kit may be better, and cheaper!

http://www.x-eng.co.uk/X-BrakeSuzuki.asp

[Edited on 4/6/10 by coozer]

3GEComponents - 4/6/10 at 11:15 AM

Wilwood do these for 1/4" thick discs

http://wilwood.com/Calipers/CaliperList.aspx?subname=Mech Spot


Kind regards

John

andkilde - 4/6/10 at 11:31 AM

Airheart still makes kart brakes, and if you could find a distributor in England they'd probably be a fair bit cheaper.

http://www.airheart-brakes.com/cal-mb1.html

I'm pretty sure the Wilwoods are a nicer copy of these.

t

iank - 4/6/10 at 11:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by 3GEComponents
Wilwood do these for 1/4" thick discs

http://wilwood.com/Calipers/CaliperList.aspx?subname=Mech Spot


Kind regards

John


Rallydesign sell these (think they are the wilwoods)

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=8312

Neville Jones - 4/6/10 at 04:05 PM

You could rob one off an old Jag diff, with inboard brakes. They'll work on very thin discs.

kipper - 5/6/10 at 01:13 PM

Hi smart51.
when I was trying to find a rear calliper to use for the hand brake on my three wheeler I bought a Suzuki burgman calliper which has a hydraulic foot brake and a cable handbrake in one unit.
I didn't use as I went for willwood callipers working on the two front wheels.
Regards Denis.

iank - 5/6/10 at 01:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by kipper
Hi smart51.
when I was trying to find a rear calliper to use for the hand brake on my three wheeler I bought a Suzuki burgman calliper which has a hydraulic foot brake and a cable handbrake in one unit.
I didn't use as I went for willwood callipers working on the two front wheels.
Regards Denis.


Nice find, some decent views or the caliper in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJgkTMAEKVo