Subject: Re: Eldo Front Brake
Author: David Otis
Date: Jul 5, 2000, 5:48 AM
Post ID: 1701257432
Must be gremlins! I have learned to adjust my front brakes carefully as
depicted in Guzziology, one thing that came to mind, is the first thing y=
ou
should do is lossen the front axle, spin the wheel and slam on the brakes=
, Then
tighten the axle while holding the brake on. The scary thing is, there H=
AS to
be a reason why it froze up, I would check your bearings for play and you=
r axle
for straightness. Maybe the third time you just happened to get things in=
a
workable position.=20
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote:
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| don't because I didn't modify anything other than take the wheel off an= |
| it back on the same way it came off, and it was fine when I took it off= |
| answer to your questions, I didn't take the levers or the linkage rod o= |
| didn't adjust or alter the adjusting rod in any way. When I pulled the= |
| for the third time, I checked the cams and both sat in the same positio= |
| Baffling to me, but after re-mounting the wheel for the third time with= |
| same problem, I followed the advice of a lister and took the linkage ro= |
| adjusted the leading shoe, installed the rod and adjusted the trailing = |
| the same way, and the brakes were fine. Still don't know how they got = |
| adjustment, since I didn't modify anything, but they are fine now. Tha= |
| your help. Dennis Jones =20 Martin Cooke wrote: =20
|
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David J. Otis
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