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Campag differential brake adjustment

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  1. Has anyone encountered this problem with a Chorus rear
    differential (single pivot and post 2000, that is) brake?
    The brake doesn't return all the way after it is engaged (as
    evinced by suddenly rattling brake lever).

    It seems like it must be the caliper because if I just
    compress the caliper by hand, it doesn't pop back. Also, if
    I loosen the mounting bolt quite a bit, it seems to spring
    back just fine, though at the point it is too loose to
    engage the 15 mm centering nut. The cable routing hasn't
    changed and there doesn't seem to be any undue friction in
    the cable. Is there something in the caliper I need to lube?
    Or is it a matter of balancing the torque of the mounting
    bolt with the centering nut?

    Thanks, Andrew Karre

  2. Quoted message said:

    Has anyone encountered this problem with a Chorus rear
    differential (single pivot and post 2000, that is) brake?
    The brake doesn't return all the way after it is engaged
    (as evinced by suddenly rattling brake lever).

    Lube the cable. Phil Brown

  3. Since you're convinced the cable is not to blame, go to the
    Campy web site and download a parts catalog. Look at the
    exploded diagram of the caliper to get a hint as to where a
    nut might be for loosening the arms a wee bit. You might
    want to take off the wheel and blast the pivot point with
    WD-40 in case some tar or other crud got in there.

    The arm action should be independent of the mounting
    screw torque.

    Andrew Karre said:

    Has anyone encountered this problem with a Chorus rear
    differential (single pivot and post 2000, that is) brake?
    The brake doesn't return all the way after it is engaged
    (as evinced by suddenly rattling brake lever).

    It seems like it must be the caliper because if I just
    compress the caliper by hand, it doesn't pop back. Also,
    if I loosen the mounting bolt quite a bit, it seems to
    spring back just fine, though at the point it is too loose
    to engage the 15 mm centering nut. The cable routing
    hasn't changed and there doesn't seem to be any undue
    friction in the cable. Is there something in the caliper I
    need to lube? Or is it a matter of balancing the torque of
    the mounting bolt with the centering nut?

    Thanks, Andrew Karre

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