milesb wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:On the brake job, I actually used your instructions found in the tech section (per the pic). Thanks, by the way.
You are welcome...
Quote:I was thinking about the braking myself as i just road up. I generally use the back brake more, especially in city traffic. I've tried a few "moderate" stops with the front brake in hopes of seating the caliper - maybe I need to give it few "hard" attempts in a parking lot or something.
Just be careful...not too hard
Quote:When I removed and sanded the pads, I didn't use brake cleaner on the sufaces, should I?
Nope. The sanding should have removed any glaze, grease, or whatever. Did you put any grease inside the rubber boots on those alignment pins so they would "float" on the rotor?
Quote:Thanks for the info on the speedo bolts. When I have occasion to pop the tank, I'll try the silicone. I have some thin cork pads (about 3/8 diameter) that I might try to slide under the rubber grommet and trim off to see if that helps. Seems as though the speedo stops rattling if I give it light pressure with my hand.
I dunno. I came up with the silicone idea with an empty gas tank. The vibration seems to be sort of harmonic at a certain engine RPM in each gear, so when I took off the tank, I gave the tank some solid "thumps" and listened. I noticed that the springs seemed to be (to me) the source of the rattle. So I embedded them in rubber. The springs are what hold the speedo in the hole in the tank, and for me that stopped it
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