Rear brake stuck. Cable?

TPapp · Post by **TPapp** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:46 pm

I just bought an 86 Elite 80 and was working on it today. One of the problems is an inoperable rear brake, the pulley on the actual brake itself works fine and the lever works fine too but the cable seems stuck. Am I correct or is the cable really not supposed to move through its housing?

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:51 pm

Cable bad, replace for safety, keep the new one lubed with wd40, keeps the water out.

TPapp · Post by **TPapp** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:40 am

Thanks!

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:01 am

Sand off the rust on the brake cam, all my cables are original from 85 & up same goes for my speedo cables, its an old school thing

frog357 · Post by **frog357** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:26 am

Should it have a spring and is it missing it? I just fixed my elite 50 rear brake not working cause it was missing the spring.