Slightly off topic, but mine was bent and rusty. After straightening, got all the loose chrome off, acid washed, and powder coated it black. Actually looks quit good mixed in with the chrome foot rest.Back when I got mine the pedal was bent pretty badly and I put the heat to it. Have been living with the blackened spot since, but okay with it because there is some rust everyplace but there on the pedal.
no expert, but i'm thinking the mounting surface - pin/bracket mount should align with the pad part of the brake lever - that is the vertical part of the brake lever mount should be perpendicular to the horizontal part of the brake foot pad - or 90°. you should be able to eyeball that. I would think the thinnest part of the brake lever would be the first to bend or twist. as I remember, on my brake lever, I clamped my lever in my bench vise (protected both surfaces so I wouldn't screw up the chrome), and used a 12 inch adjustable and a 30 inch pipe for leverage. on my foot pegs, bolted them down to my work bench.Ok, so I took off the brake arm and got to thinking - is the arm twisted or could it be the mounting pin/bracket that got out of whack? Is there some (relatively easy) way to determine which part is causing the tilt of the brake foot pad?
Should have dipped it in "Silver Dip" or similar , would have removed the worse of it Unless you made it cherry red!!!!Back when I got mine the pedal was bent pretty badly and I put the heat to it. Have been living with the blackened spot since, but okay with it because there is some rust everyplace but there on the pedal.
here's the video where I got the idea to straighten my foot pegs and brake pedal. did mine a bit different - bolted mine down to my work bench (top, 2-inch hardwood) - at first used lag screws, but pulled those things out without much effort. ended up bolting them down using oversized washers (for maximum contact area, bottom side of the bench). anyway, a 12 inch adjustable and a 30 inch extension, and took it slow. you'll get the idea....