changed the pads on a uc today and found the left caliper sticking slightly on, which had caused the outer pad to wear at a much quicker rate, and also wore the inner pad more so than the right side.
when i had the pads out the caliper seemed to move freely so what do i need to do to get it right.
caliper sticking
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TerrA LX
, Dec 07 2006 11:10 PM
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Posted 07 December 2006 - 11:10 PM
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Posted 07 December 2006 - 11:19 PM
Rebuild both calipers
Check the hoses too for flow
Check the hoses too for flow
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Posted 08 December 2006 - 12:38 AM
Just chuck a bguckload of grease on the pads
Nah iuno im bored and no one is online so yea good luck
Nah iuno im bored and no one is online so yea good luck
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Posted 08 December 2006 - 08:48 AM
everytime i put in new pads i grind the sliding surfaces dead flat, then make them smooth, then a coat of grease.
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Posted 08 December 2006 - 09:57 AM
Been meaning to ask Datto this for a while, but pins that the calliper slides on tend to get fairly dry, despite the rubber boot, maybe a little grease on these? Datto?
To test to see if this is where the problem is, see if the caliper removed from the disk will slide freely on the pins.
To test to see if this is where the problem is, see if the caliper removed from the disk will slide freely on the pins.
Edited by Yella SLuR, 08 December 2006 - 10:07 AM.
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Posted 08 December 2006 - 11:15 AM
CRC Staylube synthetic caliper grease
I actually have in the past removed the pins and cut a spiral groove with a lathe on the pin about 1mm deep...... gives the grease somewhere to sit when you push the pin back in rather than being forced out
This is the PBR caliper with the rectangular pads
Not the PBR caliper with Commodore pads
I actually have in the past removed the pins and cut a spiral groove with a lathe on the pin about 1mm deep...... gives the grease somewhere to sit when you push the pin back in rather than being forced out
This is the PBR caliper with the rectangular pads
Not the PBR caliper with Commodore pads
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