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Brake pedal o-ring? (V85TT)

jwtucker

jwtucker

V11 Sport 4 Life
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Anyone know the purpose of this. Was looking at my brake pedal, and spotted the o-ring, which was actually broken with multiple cracks. It fell off as I was checking it out.

#17 on the diagram. No idea what purpose it serves, other than just sitting there. As mine now fell off, it’s no longer even doing that. Trying to decide if it should be replaced, out if I should forget about it.

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__Jason
 
Probably to prevent metal to metal contact in that location, or take any end play out. A piece of leather would hold up better than a o-ring.
 
It's just a bolster for the snap clip.

It applies a gentle tension from the bottom of the snap clip and prevents it from backing off or rattling.

Any o-ring of the same size works, but you of course would have to detach the linkage to get it in place.

If you do disconnect your linkage, mark the location of the threads with a black marker so that you reassemble it to exactly the same length.

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My V7E5 Stone has the same part. Its only function that I can think of is to prevent rattling of the clip against the fork shaft. It's listed in the parts book as part AP8120178, O-ring #112, which means that it's 104mm ID, 4mm thickness, and 112mm OD. You can get the part from a MG parts supplier for about $4.00, or you can get 100 of them on Amazon for almost the same price. You can also get them in a variety of rubber types, some of which may last longer than the OEM part.
 
My bike is about the same age as Jason’s so I looked at the O-ring. It is over the clip so I believe it is intended to prevent the clip from inadvertently swinging down (see photo). I plan to use a black UV resistant wire tie to secure the clip as insurance against inadvertent disconnect unless someone can see a reason against it.

Gerry
 

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Getting that clip off with or without the o-ring takes some effort, but I like the idea of securing it with a cable tie - I’ll probably do the same. Thanks, Gerry.

__Jason
 
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