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rear brake follies
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 9:45 am
by gwtompkins
Hi all,
I know this problem has come up before, but I haven't seen a good
solution. The rear brake anti rattle spring won't allow the piston
side pad to seat. I've spent 2 hours trying to get the new Galfer
pads on the rear, going through all kinds of convolutions to get the
rear caliper re-assembled. There doesn't seem to be enough room for
the anti rattle spring and the pad to exsist in the same spot when
the caliper is put back together.
The A13 manual shows the stupid spring upside down, and there is no
clear photo or close-up. Seems the 2 "forks" of the spring are
supposed to cradle the pad, but when the the sliding plate that holds
the inner or stationary pad is installed, there ain't enough room for
the pad and the spring to all fit together. There are 2 notches in
the sliding plate to allow the outer pad to slip through in its
travel, but the spring seems to interfere... round and round...
By the way, the front pads and braided line went in pretty smoothly.
Does anyone have the rosetta stone that will allow me to reassemble
this "rubick's cube" of a rear caliper?
GT
rear brake follies
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 3:48 pm
by gwtompkins
Ok, stop the presses. I HAD THE SPRING UPSIDE DOWN. Duh. The fork
of the spring goes along the body of the caliper. Damn my memory! The
only photo I saw was at finisline west. Thanks man for having that
photo!
GT
-- In DSN_klr650@y..., "gwtompkins" wrote:
> Hi all,
> I know this problem has come up before, but I haven't seen a good
> solution. The rear brake anti rattle spring won't allow the piston
> side pad to seat. I've spent 2 hours trying to get the new Galfer
> pads on the rear, going through all kinds of convolutions to get
the
> rear caliper re-assembled. There doesn't seem to be enough room for
> the anti rattle spring and the pad to exsist in the same spot when
> the caliper is put back together.
>
> The A13 manual shows the stupid spring upside down, and there is
no
> clear photo or close-up. Seems the 2 "forks" of the spring are
> supposed to cradle the pad, but when the the sliding plate that
holds
> the inner or stationary pad is installed, there ain't enough room
for
> the pad and the spring to all fit together. There are 2 notches in
> the sliding plate to allow the outer pad to slip through in its
> travel, but the spring seems to interfere... round and round...
>
> By the way, the front pads and braided line went in pretty
smoothly.
> Does anyone have the rosetta stone that will allow me to reassemble
> this "rubick's cube" of a rear caliper?
>
> GT
kenda k270 mileage
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 4:01 pm
by tomklra14
I have over 5000 miles (mostly street) on my rear Kenda and there is
a lot of tread left. I run the tire at about 30 p.s.i. and use
Slime. It's a very good tire for the money.
Lubing the swingarm is not bad but I had trouble disassembling it.