Magura HS33 on Manitou 4 Problem

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Anyone have a problem or experience fitting vintage HS33s to Manitou 4s.

It looks like they won't align properly, and I can't figure out if the silver "progs" are moveable.
 

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The silver arms are just a tapered fit into the rest of the mounting bracket, there's flats on it for a spanner. They can be difficult to move though, I've used plusgas, spanners, a bench vice, and a pipe wrench before to free the bas***ds off!

Once free though, you can set the mounting hardware in the right position, then tightening the top bolt will pull the silver arm in again and keep it in place.

Looks like it could be a bit awkward to set up with the shape of the fork itself though, but not impossible.
 
A similar problem is experienced when using them on Pace RC36's. I simply turned the little bracket upside down, and it was out of the way at the top, and still doing its job fine. It's been in that position without issue since 2000 in fact!
 
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