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Should the BMW mark on the cam lobe be facing up?

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I'll give it a try. Must do better marking. Would finger nail polish work?

Boy, you'd think there'd be a reference. I've done it by trial and error. Wheel back on and put the lever where it feels natural. Then operate the lever by hand and see if the brake shoes make contact just before the lever would be at 90 deg to the rod. The goal here is to have the lever at 90 deg ...

1984 R100 So I've replaced the O rings on the rear brake cam. I've greased and reinserted the cam. Now I've got to figure out where the cam needs to be positioned to install the rear brake actuating arm on the splines. I'm sure I marked it, but I can't see where. I guess I needed to use a pointed pu...

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1984 R100 Brembo front caliper bolts, not the mounting to fork bolts, but the caliper bolts that hold the body of the caliper together. Can't find anything. Snowbum: " Brake caliper joining bolts, R80R, R100R: Inner 22 foot-pounds, outer 7 foot-pounds." Not sure about inner and outer refer...

I do have a tool like this, I've never used it. But I do have two new seals for the front wheel. Thinking I might as well clean and replace.

Oh good...I thought I was losing it LOL!

There are some confusing cautions in my book, telling me not to remove the bearings unless I am replacing them. Once the retaining nut, the seal and the tophat spacer are removed, the tapered bearing should fall out. The outer bearing ring will remain in the wheel. There is no reason to remove it u...