Front FWH, what's wrong

[coater87]

 NOS  CORRECT cable. I believe all the parts are correct for the bike.

 The cable adjusting lock hits the pivot nut.

 Do they all do this Sir?

[coater87]

 I could take .030 off the nut, the washer is thin enough already IMO.

 I just don't know if they are all this close, or if I have a too short pivot. There is no washer between the pivot and the cover on the inside......

Lee

[RichardL]

Your cable hardware does have an original look (of course, being NOS), but looking at cables from Feked, their locking thumb nuts seem smaller in diameter.

Richard L.

[muskrat]

Bugga. Could you take the locking piece off and use a nut (if it will come over the nipple). Oh that sounds naughty.
Cheers

[coater87]

 I thought the guy was full of it, but it even had a little tan slip of paper with the correct part number sealed in the bag.

 The ones from feked look different?

 Lee

[RichardL]

Almost a shame the NOS piece had to come out of the bag. That must have been an original factory part. I wonder how long after the model year ('58, right?) they produced repair parts and if they changed details along the way. The Feked part I took as an example is here: https://www.feked.com/front-brake-cable-bsa-a10-42-8732.html . I don't know if it's for your model year. It does try to look original, but it's a bit off.

Richard L.

[muskrat]

That rules my thunk out. Clevis end not nipple.
Cheers

[bsa-bill]

you need  less diameter lock nut, you can get them with a slot for the cable to go through, or find a nut that fits and cut a slot in it

[coater87]

 I ended up facing .015 off the pivot nut. That gave me just enough room.

 I know what you are saying Richard, and in a perfect world these parts should not be opened. But the packaging BSA used for these parts is far from perfect, there is a slight amount of surface rust on the cable that concerns me.

Plus these NOS parts are still around, but you take a chance on what condition they're in and you're going to pay a price for them. The upside is you know they should fit and if they don't you have to look at everything around them- we just assume stuff from dragonfly and other vendors is not going to fit right out of the package.

 Lee

 

 

[RichardL]

"Almost" a shame isn't really a shame. I do believe the parts are better on running bikes than in a bag museum.

Richard L.

[bsa-bill]

than in a bag museum.

You got that auto spell dodah installed also then Richard 

[RichardL]

No, I meant "bag museum." Why?


Richard L.

[Rex]

I agree, use the NOS stuff...it's not for looking at! Regarding the problem why nut just cut the nipple off, fit a smaller lock-nut and resolder the nipple? Ten minutes tops.