How do you dismantle an Atlas front brake?

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Nick

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The front brake disc is rattling and worn - to be clear if I think it is worn then things must be bad...

Anyways getting another front disc for an Atlas is a problem so I wondered about getting one made assuming that you can get the disc off its holder. It has these buttons like on a Corsa or SFC 1000.

Thanks in advance

Nick :-)
 
hello Nalco,
you can buy oversize buttons from France Equipe, which surprisingly enough are in France,get a friend to buy them for you, because the product is good but the company is not, I have had two sets from them, both via a French based helper (he knows how gratefull I am) and both times they needed to be checked, the bobbins come with a queer sized crinkle washer a circlip and the bobbin, my forst set of 24 only had 23 washers and the odd one was impossible to find locally, the second set had something wrong that was spotted in the shop and corrected before sending to me, but I cant recall what it was.Once you have the oversize bobbins the discs and carrier have to be very carefully machined, by centreing/trueing the worn parts and then milling opposite bobin "holes" then bolting them up solid (more trueing etc)and doing three more etc etc, not hard, but a machine shop job, I can arrange that if you need it, and I have two discs worth of bobbins on the shelf.
did you get my mail re my 40th ILOC annivesarry do, a lot seem not to have?
CLEM
 
Hello Clem, I had the rotors and carriers machined on my SFC 1000 a while back in order to fit oversize bobbins from france Equipement. Like you, I was dissatisfied with the crinkle washers (Bellevue washers). I sourced some out from a UK supplier. Very good service, you have to buy 100 but they are not expensive. Part # is EPL 12. Source was:
George Emmott (Pawsons) Limited
Wadsworth Mill, Oxenhope, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 9NE
They have a comprehensive website.

Dennis
 
Hi guys,

Assuming you're talking about Corsa/SFC bobbins? Not sure if these would be the same as for the Atlas which has a much smaller disc - though of course it might have the same size bobbin.

Can either of you give me a link to the website and actual webpage as I'm not sure what bobbin is in French.

I have bought a disc from the USA and might have sourced another 10 miles from home but it's always useful to know of another way just in case...

Nick :-)

PS I will add 'Bellevue. to Dowty on my list of unusual washers....
 
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