INSTALLED BDM TRIBAL LEVERS...CLUTCH LEVER RATTLES

Lifwghts

Lifwghts

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I recently installed BDM tribal levers on my 2005 Ridgeback and followed Gasman excellent step by step tutorial...........my issue is that my clutch lever now rattles up and down and is loose; I found a thread to adjust the small plastic piece of plastic (cam) on the lever but it seems to me it is fixed only in the slotted position built into the lever for this; there is also a setscrew that you can adjust in/out and not sure if this is what I need to adjust out to take up the rattle slack which is driving me crazy.

Also on the front brake lever it seems my brake reacts to quickly and needs to be adjusted and the lever doesn't return to normal position like it used to.

Any help is appreciated.

Thx
 
Little-Boo

Little-Boo

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You need to adjust the set screw, it has a small ball and spring on the tip inside of the set screw. That should take care of the up and down movement. :old2:

Carlos :chopper:
 
Lifwghts

Lifwghts

BIG BASTARD
Thx Carlos............leave the flat plastic piece with setscrew in center alone and adjust the set screw with plastic tip out to make the lever a tighter fit in housing.
 
Gmutoagrsv

Gmutoagrsv

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Bringing this back to life. I did the same. I got the clutch lever sorted out but now my front brake lever will not spring all the way back. Any ideas?
 
Gmutoagrsv

Gmutoagrsv

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I found the little set screw with the white plastic piece. It's broken. Anyone know where I can get one? Or what it's even actually called so I can look it up.
 
BWG56

BWG56

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Gmutoagrsv said:
I found the little set screw with the white plastic piece. It's broken. Anyone know where I can get one? Or what it's even actually called so I can look it up.
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What year is your bike? ya should add that to your avatar like most of us, then we can see it at a glance
 
Gmutoagrsv

Gmutoagrsv

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I do have it I found it in drop box I am looking at it right now to see if I can find anything about the clutch and brake levers
 
Gmutoagrsv

Gmutoagrsv

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Ty. I appreciate it. I have 32. Need 33 that's the broken part. Also I found out I am missing 34. But that's on the clutch. What would adjust the brake lever and make it spring back to the normal position.
 
BWG56

BWG56

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Gmutoagrsv said:
Ty. I appreciate it. I have 32. Need 33 that's the broken part. Also I found out I am missing 34. But that's on the clutch. What would adjust the brake lever and make it spring back to the normal position.
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The spring in the master cylinder would return the brake lever, unless you have something binding the new lever when you put it together.
 
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BWG56

BWG56

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Gmutoagrsv said:
Ok. Now I'm trying to find the "spring plunger". I believe it's #8 on the diagram. Any help?
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Are you wondering where to get one? Donna or Derek
or if ya have the old one, see what size thread it is and order a ball plunger with a nylon tip
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjCs5bc0-nVAhUKySYKHS1xA1gQFggmMAA&url=http://www.mscdirect.com/&usg=AFQjCNGsy808KIFmh79mpjYJWcyzeYNI8w

Type in ball plunger and pick nylon on the left side, select screw size:old2:
 
Gmutoagrsv

Gmutoagrsv

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Gmutoagrsv

Gmutoagrsv

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BWG56 said:
The spring in the master cylinder would return the brake lever, unless you have something binding the new lever when you put it together.
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Any way to see where the spring is? The lever is what's binding. The brake releases fully.
 
BWG56

BWG56

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Gmutoagrsv said:
Any way to see where the spring is? The lever is what's binding. The brake releases fully.
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The spring is #9, but that's not your problem if its binding, either the new handle is not the same as stock or something is not put together right.
 
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