Subject: Re: Eldo Front Brake
Author: Martin Cooke
Date: Jul 4, 2000, 12:13 PM
Post ID: 1701248971
If you took the operating levers off, Could you have put them back on in a
different place relative to the cam?
Did you alter the adjusting rod? Is one cam more advanced than the other?
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From: <dbjo-@bellatlantic.net>
To: <motog-@topica.com>; <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 4:31 PM
Subject: Eldo Front Brake
| --- Sponsor's Message -------------------------------------- GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! http://click.topica.com/aaaaq2b1dfltb1mQnga/NextCardAd4 ------------------------------------------------------------ I have a '73 Eldorado with the 2 leading shoe front brake. I had dismantled the forks on the bike to replace fork seals, and when I re-mounted the front wheel I ran into problems. When the wheel is on the bike and the brake cable not attached, the wheel spins freely. When I attach the cable, and have not yet begun to try to adjust the brake, the wheel spins freely. When I try to adjust the cable so that the brake lever is firm, the front wheel essentially becomes "locked up" while I still don't have good braking results at the lever. I took it for a 5 mile ride hoping that any necessary re-bedding of the shoes, etc, would occur and the problem would go away. When I returned home, the wheel was VERY stiff to spin, and again the brakes didn't work very well at the lever. I removed the wheel again, took the brake assembly off the wheel, checked for problems, nothing. Re-assembled the wheel to the bike, same thing. I have tried using the adjustors at the wheel and at the lever, hoping that some balancing of the adjustment would help, with no improvement. When I took the wheel off the bike before starting the fork work, the wheel would spin reasonably freely, and the brakes were firm at the lever and worked well. I did nothing to the brakes other than a light coating of grease at the cams and very light roughing up of the shoes with sandpaper. I don't know what the problem is. All I know is that I either ride the bike with the front wheel having gobs of drag and still very marginal brakes, or back off the adjustor at the wheel so that it spins freely, and have no front brake. Sure would appreciate some advice here. Thanks! Dennis Jones --- Sponsor's Message -------------------------------------- See the Planet's Most Innovative Products First! $10 FREE on any online order at Gadget Universe! http://click.topica.com/aaaashb1dfltb1mQngc/GadgetUniverse ------------------------------------------------------------ ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want.http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |