Brake weirdness...
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:07 pm
Having a bit of stress with the racebikes brakes..
It''s an L model bike, but seems to have the earlier calipers with the bigger pistons fitted. The disks are smaller too, which seems to tie in with the earlier calipers. Only found out when we ordered pads for an 'L' and they turned out to be too small, FA180's. Would someone have done this for some sort of an 'upgrade?'
Also, the brakes have been binding. I stripped the calipers and cleaned them, greased them etc this evening. Bolted all back together and they are still binding :smt013 but slacken the bolts a little and they free off. Seems the caliper is 'twisting' on the mounts causing them to bind. Only a fraction but still enough to cause hassles! It's a nightmare as we are in Aintree this weekend so need them sorted. It's odd that it's both sides, if it were the one I'd suspect mounting damage but for both to be damaged?
Could it be because of the earlier calipers having a different angled mounting on the forks?
Thinking I need to make some sort of soft alloy shim for the weekend or something, hassles!
Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks
Paul
It''s an L model bike, but seems to have the earlier calipers with the bigger pistons fitted. The disks are smaller too, which seems to tie in with the earlier calipers. Only found out when we ordered pads for an 'L' and they turned out to be too small, FA180's. Would someone have done this for some sort of an 'upgrade?'
Also, the brakes have been binding. I stripped the calipers and cleaned them, greased them etc this evening. Bolted all back together and they are still binding :smt013 but slacken the bolts a little and they free off. Seems the caliper is 'twisting' on the mounts causing them to bind. Only a fraction but still enough to cause hassles! It's a nightmare as we are in Aintree this weekend so need them sorted. It's odd that it's both sides, if it were the one I'd suspect mounting damage but for both to be damaged?
Could it be because of the earlier calipers having a different angled mounting on the forks?
Thinking I need to make some sort of soft alloy shim for the weekend or something, hassles!
Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks
Paul