droenn
Fat Man's XC President
Pretty sure its been metallic the last couple of sets.. There may have been a resin a while back, but have sanded and tried 2 different rotors for this brake..What pads were used on the rotors previously?
Pretty sure its been metallic the last couple of sets.. There may have been a resin a while back, but have sanded and tried 2 different rotors for this brake..What pads were used on the rotors previously?
Minor fluid leakage from the pistons has caused me problems like this on XTRs before ....I'm having real trouble getting my front brake (metallic pad) to bed in, just seems to glaze.
203 rotor with XT brakes, tried sanding the rotor, boiling them all in detergent, brake cleaner, 3 different sets of pads (from well used to brand new) - all seem to appear to bed in fine at the start (sprint, grab handful of brake, repeat a few times), but by the end of a ride its howling and horrible. pretty sure its not contamination, I've checked all hoses and caliper, and cleaned up with brake cleaner..
Starting to think Im just too heavy and should try a 4 pot caliper, or new bike time? or could it be a bad bleed and theres not enough force to bite properly when I'm bedding in?
any thoughts?
yeah, I'm not ruling it out, but haven't seen any indications of leak when checking hoses and pulling out pads etc. I'll do another check tomorrow though, might take it off completely and have good lookMinor fluid leakage from the pistons has caused me problems like this on XTRs before ....
I didn't either, it was just one caliper that kept contaminating pads and different rotors. Glazed and squealing within 1-2 rides every time.yeah, I'm not ruling it out, but haven't seen any indications of leak when checking hoses and pulling out pads etc. I'll do another check tomorrow though, might take it off completely and have good look
I'm starting to suspect that with mine. What was the fix?Minor fluid leakage from the pistons has caused me problems like this on XTRs before ....
new brakeI'm starting to suspect that with mine. What was the fix?
Fixed it for you.new braike
Cheers mate. It is a shame, but easy to understand too. The competition is fierce. Were they high quality components?They just stopped making the bike gear.
Pretty sure the machining company is still kicking on, just not making the bike stuff anymore.
I'm pretty sure they're called Macquarie Precision Engineering, or something along those lines.
I used to have their hubs back in the day and a mate is still using one of their stems on a build I did for him not long ago.
Great company and really helpful. Pity the local stuff like this has mostly disappeared.
Took the brake off, gave it a bleed, checked hoses, checked for leaks, cleaned it all up, lightly sanded pads and rotor, bedded it in, still horrendous sounds during ride.yeah, I'm not ruling it out, but haven't seen any indications of leak when checking hoses and pulling out pads etc. I'll do another check tomorrow though, might take it off completely and have good look
That'll buff out.It makes golf balls go further. Surely it works just as well on cars?
Bye bye one 10 month old mustang.
Did you pull it out of the garage when you heard there was hail coming?It makes golf balls go further. Surely it works just as well on cars?
Bye bye one 10 month old mustang.
with it's 2 star safety rating I'm surprised it didn't crumple when the first hail stone hit.Did you pull it out of the garage when you heard there was hail coming?
No, but then that is one of the issues!Did the airbags deploy?