Phangtonpower wrote:
Quick question.
I'm replacing my rear brake cable on my px. I'm not sure if the cable outer is teflon or not, so I'm not sure if I need to grease it. Is there a way to tell?
I'm not sure on the year, but it has to be after the 2000s. It is a disk brake model.
Since you will have to pull the rear pedal to change the inner cable you might want to consider installing the T5 conversion cable.
The modifications to the pedal assembly is simple, just dremel a slot so the new cable can slide thru.
Changing the lever is a little more complicated but not terribly difficult.
Yuo will need to remove the rear hub and brake backing plate. Then swap out the levers and reassemble. You will also need to remove threaded adjuster and drill the cable stop out to 7mm.
Rear cable adjustments then become a simple process of holding the cable tang with a vice grip (mole grip) and adjust the nut with a 10 mm socket.
https://www.sip-scootershop.com/en/product/conversion-kit-brake-cable-rear-vespa-t5_J50015000