• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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need help finding a rear brake plate 85 husqvarna cr250

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drick84

Husqvarna
I've been searching for a while now and can't seem to locate one any knowledge or leads would be greatly appreciated.
 
drick84 said:
Thank you I wish that would work but mine has a piece that comes down for the brake stay
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you are right for CR 1985 1986 and 1987
XC and WR looks like picture of Visiteur

now a lot of poeple put CR pates 85-87 on 82-83-84 bike, it's better with the bearing on the shaft
 
drick84 said:
Thank you I wish that would work but mine has a piece that comes down for the brake stay
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Yep, and that cast piece is the first thing to break off if you just happen to hit a rock or something. The bearing is a plus, though, as already mentioned. My brother just bought one on that evil bay auction site for his '85 CR500. My XC uses the one in the picture from Visiteur.
 
Old Geezer said:
Yep, and that cast piece is the first thing to break off if you just happen to hit a rock or something. The bearing is a plus, though, as already mentioned. My brother just bought one on that evil bay auction site for his '85 CR500. My XC uses the one in the picture from Visiteur.
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That's exactly what happened to mine broke coming down a rocky incline.
 
the picture of the installed brake link is an XC not a CR the CR link was full floating and connected to the frame just below the swingarm pivot and the XC connected to a tab on the swingarm
the backing plates are quite different too, the CR has a bearing to float the pivot point to the frame and the XC has a fixed hub
the brakes are different as the CR's use a wider shoe, none of the parts can be intermixed





visiteur1948 said:
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,now ! e bay motors usa 48 $ !
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Hey drick84.
I've got the same problem. My 85 cr500 needs a brake plate. None to be found. Well, one just came in the mail yesterday. It's off a 74 something Husky. It It looked like it would fit so I bought it. It all measures out the same, except it doesn't have the bearing or the wider shoes. Looks like it'll work in a pinch, at least unill I can get wider shoes and put a bearing in it. I'll keep ya posted.
Chris
 
2premo said:
the picture of the installed brake link is an XC not a CR the CR link was full floating and connected to the frame just below the swingarm pivot and the XC connected to a tab on the swingarm
the backing plates are quite different too, the CR has a bearing to float the pivot point to the frame and the XC has a fixed hub
the brakes are different as the CR's use a wider shoe, none of the parts can be intermixed
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So, if you were to put a non-floating brake plate (all they have is the spacer/bushing and no bearing) onto a CR with the brake stay mounted to the frame instead of the the swingarm, would that cause binding suspension issues when the swing arm moves but the brake plate does not? If so, then two options: punch out the spacer/bushing, find a bearing and race to fit the opening, and convert the plate to full floating. Or, use the non-floating plate as-is but mount the brake stay to the swingarm instead of the frame.
Do I have this right, or should I not be concerned?
 
if you attach it to the frame it will be a disaster as the plate will want torotate on the axle and cannot
you cannot modify as a replacement these as they are VERY different in every dimension
I have had both and can tell you they won't exchange
 
2premo said:
if you attach it to the frame it will be a disaster as the plate will want torotate on the axle and cannot
you cannot modify as a replacement these as they are VERY different in every dimension
I have had both and can tell you they won't exchange
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Thanks. Hmmm...such a ray of sunshine :) Believe it or not we were able to get the non-floating plate installed on my brothers '85 CR, but of course it don't float and that's a big issue with a frame mounted brake stay as I see it (and you've confirmed). The shoes are a little narrower but otherwise it would work if it could be made to float or change the stay mount to the swingarm instead. Just thinking aloud....

We tend to get creative, by bro' being a machinist and all, so we will probably attempt to machine and retrofit a bearing and race of the right size and spacing...until we can find the correct stock plate. Unfortunately the one that came with the bike was totally toasted, busted and cracked.

Or hey....how about just going without a rear brake? :thumbsdown:
 
as I recall the hubs were different and how they fit the backing plate did not look like it would seal the brakes from mud
 
Since I don't have the correct floating brake plate, then using the stock stay arm mounted to the frame won't work obviously. So, I did some creative fabrication and built a swing arm mount and brake stay to go with it. Works like a charm.

The only issue is that I've come to believe that the brake plate we obtained from ebay turns out to be for the front hub, which is why the brake actuating arm is so far forward. Had to do some customizing to bend the arm to clear the end of the swingarm, but still the travel isn't as much as I would like it before it hits the axle nut. Seems to be plenty of brake action but one never really knows until testing under power. May have to do a little more modification to gain some more travel.

The brake plate fits the wheel hub perfectly otherwise, with the proper lip to keep the gunk out.

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actually an XC or WR brake arm points up not down like you have it.
uses a different pedal and cable too
 
2premo said:
actually an XC or WR brake arm points up not down like you have it.
uses a different pedal and cable too
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So many different combinations. The bike we're referring to is an '85 CR500. No way to have the brake cable running anywhere but below the swingarm, at least with the brake pedal that's on it.
My '83 XC also has a down lever, not up as you've mentioned. God only knows how much mixing and mashing these bikes have had before landing here.
 
Yep, exactly. Thanks. We have the correct stay arm, just not the correct brake plate to allow stock configuration. Right now it's just 'function over form' to get the bike on the road and be able to stop it!
 
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