Subject: Re: Front drum brake adjustment
Author: David Otis
Date: Oct 19, 2000, 3:10 PM
Post ID: 1703389234
That is the proper way
At 12:22 PM 10/19/00 -0700, you wrote:
| I'm wondering if I have been adjusting the 2-shoe front drum brake on my '72 Eldo correctly. Here are my steps: - remove brake cable from brake lever at the drum - remove one pin that holds the threaded connecting rod between the front and rear brake levers - push the connecting rod out of the way - activate both brake levers till the shoes hit the drum - with my third hand, adjust the length of the connecting rod to hold both levers at their current position - making it a tight fit rather than a loose one - replace pin and cotter pin - reattach brake lever Does this sound about right? And why didn't Guzzi make the threaded connecting rod have a right-handed and left-handed threaded couplers? This would make it really easy to adjust the length of the rod without having to remove a threaded rod pin at all. On that same note, can you buy left-handed tap and die sets anywhere? Bruce '72 Eldo ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want.http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |
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