Just curious. Were you aware of the foot peg and control lowering kit that lowers both the footpeg and controls before doing this?
Rear brake pedal adjustment bottoming out after foot peg lowering - FIX
Due to my height (6'3) I recently installed SW Motech ION foot pegs that come with the option of lowering the pegs 15mm. Aftermarket options are limited in my country due to legal restrictions so the SW Motech pegs were the only option. After installation I realised the brade pedal adjustment is bottoming out with the push rod (5) pushing against the brake pedal.
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Brake pedal too high!
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Push rod bottoming out (not good to see in this picture)
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Greywolf commented in this thread: Rear brake lever adjust?
(13) needs to be carefully pryed open to remove (11) and (12), (4) and (6) can then be twisted off. The push rod stays secure in the master cylinder assembly without anything leaking.
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I filed down the push rod (5) by hand which took quite some time. Here is the process halfway through. I decided to only file up to where the thread goes all the way around
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After putting everything back together I was happy enough with the result.
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The brake light adjustment screw bottomed out as well after the adjustment. I carefully stretched the metal spring to allow for more adjustment space.
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I was reluctant to file away more of the push rod because the angle at which the rod and the pedal interact becomes more and more inefficient and I wanted to be on the safe side.
I still have to do a test ride and will report back in case the adjustment was not sufficient.
Maybe this helps someone in the future with the same problem.
Brake pedal too high!
Push rod bottoming out (not good to see in this picture)
Greywolf commented in this thread: Rear brake lever adjust?
So I decided to file down the push rod (5) to be able to lower the brake pedal further.
(13) needs to be carefully pryed open to remove (11) and (12), (4) and (6) can then be twisted off. The push rod stays secure in the master cylinder assembly without anything leaking.
I filed down the push rod (5) by hand which took quite some time. Here is the process halfway through. I decided to only file up to where the thread goes all the way around
After putting everything back together I was happy enough with the result.
The brake light adjustment screw bottomed out as well after the adjustment. I carefully stretched the metal spring to allow for more adjustment space.
I was reluctant to file away more of the push rod because the angle at which the rod and the pedal interact becomes more and more inefficient and I wanted to be on the safe side.
I still have to do a test ride and will report back in case the adjustment was not sufficient.
Maybe this helps someone in the future with the same problem.
