Subject: '74 Eldo questions
Author: Ted Ward
Date: May 5, 2005, 8:19 AM
Post ID: 1718817103
Two things.
My rear brake was making horrible noises, I took it apart and sprayed brake
cleaner over all the appropriate surfaces and used a dremel to grind off the
ridge on the edge where the brake shoe wasn't making contact with the drum,
put it back together and it was great for a few miles then started doing it
again. It not only sounds terrible, but I can feel it vibrating through my
foot. Do I just need new pads or what?
Also, I left my petcock on last night and this morning had a surprisingly
large puddle of gasoline under the bike. On one side it was dripping out of
the air filter, the other looked like it was coming from the bowl or
somewhere similar. Should I worry about this, or just leave my petcock off
when parked?
Thanks for sharing your accumulated wisdom.
Ted