Re: AAJ Disc Brake Sticks - 20 Sec Video

[MO <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 My first thought is-- the caliper piston is not retracted enough for
clearance when you tighten down the two
sides. .......................MO

On Feb 17, 7:04 pm, Eric R <hoodoovoodoo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If either of the two long caliper bolts are  threaded enough that they
> would start to tighten then the disc won't spin very freely.  As I
> tighten the caliper bolt the calilper moves up about 3/8" of an inch,
> then the brakes start sticking.  I guess the caliper is just coming
> into alignment as it's being tightened, so maybe that's not the issue?
>
> At that point the bolts really aren't more then slighty finger tight.
> I tried other bolts thinking maybe they were warped but that wasn't
> it.  The holes in the pads for the bolts to pass through appear to
> have enough free play. Wheel bearings are not overtightened.  I
> swapped out a caliper with another one and it is still the same.
>
> Could the pads just be slighty large?  Grind the outer pad down a tiny
> bit?
>
> Both brake sides do it, although one side is quite a bit tighter then
> the other.
>
> Here's a 20 sec video of me spinning the disc then just turning the
> bolt until finger tight to show the increase in resistance.  At the
> end I try to demonstrate the caliper moving up as I turn the bolt...
> but maybe that's normal as the caliper is coming into alignment?
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/104998594489637903139/DiscBrakeSticking#...

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