Weinmann Brakes & Brake Levers

 

Weinmann Brakes & Brake Levers

As you can see the brake callipers and levers were a bit tatty and corroded, with flaked chrome on the brake lever brackets. The Weinman brake callipers were easy to take apart and clean, one of the easiest jobs to do on the bike, I cleaned the chrome as best I could but it still shows signs of rust but on the underside, so it can not be seen easily. 

The brake blocks were hardened with age, so I purchased some new ones. I did a test ride on the bike before I changed the blocks the difference in stopping was significantly better, but not as good as modern brakes. Probably because of the chrome wheel rims. 

Before Cleaning

After Cleaning

New old stock brake cables and ribbed covers bought on eBay