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I was challenged by our wonderful president, Mac Kirkpatrick, to create videos as I was restoring various components of my recently acquired R 51/2. I did just that and the first video is up. I will be doing some for the /2 motorcycles shortly as well.
If you wish to make a video and have us edit and post it under the series please feel free! All credits will go to you and it will help the community.
Please visit the You Can Do It page under our knowledge base at: https://vintagebmw.org/you-can-do-it/.
Any comments or critiques are very welcome, it is the first video and I am sure they will get better over time.
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Thanks to all for the idea and execution.
'69 R50US
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Also, your method of riveting the shoes, is that some US tool?
And you say you 'arced' the shoes to the drum. Easy to say but I suspect more difficult to do. I recently spent an hour hand filing shoes to get them to fit and turn without binding, while fitted to the brake plate, new drum, new shoes, new actuating arm.
Still, thanks for starting the ball rolling,
Charlie.
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I am going to do a video on how I arc the shoes. Actually very easy!!
I will try putting the brake actuator in first the next time. Might be easier.
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I have now launched all 4 movies that I have created to date. Please check out the "You can Do It" page on the website!
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The problem with the oversize linings was that the shoes, when mounted on the back plate, wouldn't go into the drum at all but, maybe if I'd just put in one shoe at a time it would have worked.
We learn. Many thanks,
Charlie.
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