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Subject: Re: Front drum brake adjustment

Author: Keith Eshback

Date: Dec 14, 2000, 7:27 PM

Post ID: 1704465996

Dave,
Where the fuck is my rear fender! It's been since Nov. 20. Give me a
shipping number. I checked with the U.S. Post Office. You cashed my check
For $65.00 I'm so Goddamned mad! Mail Fraud!? Get in touch with me fast.
Do the right thing Dave. I'm so fucking mad at you!

Keith Eshback

82 Dale St.

Wilton NH 03086

-----Original Message-----
From: David Otis <li-@loopframe.com>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Front drum brake adjustment


 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

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