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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: Cabmkr on May 21, 2013, 08:53:12 am

Title: Yamaha YZ Rear Brake Arm
Post by: Cabmkr on May 21, 2013, 08:53:12 am

I am going to refurbish the rear brake arm on my 81 YZ250. Of course the bushing on both the frame end and the brake plate end are NLA. I have been going through a bearing listing and search and no luck

Chris

Title: Re: Yamaha YZ Rear Brake Arm
Post by: tony27 on May 21, 2013, 09:02:01 am

There are 2 things that you can do

1: Cut the end of the brake arm off that takes the spherical bearing & weld on a new 1 that you then bore/ream out to 22mm to take a GE12 spherical bearing, standard is 22.5mm od
2: This is what I've done. I got hold of a YZ490 brake arm(think 250 is same) which has same issue & needed to shorten it by 19mm to fit so I did the same as above except the end piece isn't just round, the end is pushed up inside the aluminium extrusion & a slot cut to weld through. I can take a shot of mine fitted to the bike if you want

Hope that makes sense