| Also known as | W3986 |
| Diagram | Fig. 18 — FRONT WHEEL · ref 33 |
| Subsystem | wheels |
| Listed in parts books | 1971–1973 |
TLS FRONT BRAKE LEVER 1971-2 (Standard length 1.5)
Standard-length front brake lever for the TLS conical hub front brake, cataloged for 1971-72.
37-3986 is the front brake lever for the twin-leading-shoe (TLS) conical hub front brake, showing up in the catalog for the 1971-72 model years. This is the standard length lever, listed at 1.5 inches, and it's the arm that the front brake cable pulls on to actuate the shoe cams inside the conical hub.
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On bikes fitted with the conical hub TLS front brake, this lever sits out on the hub itself where the cable attaches. It's a wear item that can bend or wear at the cam or cable attachment point over time, and it's worth checking against your existing lever before ordering since there was also an extended-length version cataloged alongside it.
If your parts book lists this under W3986, that's the same physical piece under its older reference form.
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