If one is still OK, leave it on. Just make sure the calipers can move on the pins.
________________________________ From: mongoose22p <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, February 8, 2010 11:55:37 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: stuck brake caliper 82 750 only one of my rotors i scarred up but i bought a set should i change both or just the bad one thanks On Feb 8, 10:48 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Warp on the pads ? Shouldn't be. The rotors have a "wave" of +/-- .005" The > machine that grinds them is a real trip, computer operated and all. The > calipers "float" and will "follow" the wave when the brakes are applied. Once > the brakes are released, the wave bats the pads away and the pads spend very > little time in contact with the spinning rotor. When a bike emits a pulsed > brake squeal, the calipers have gotten stuck and don't float anymore. The > 70's bikes had a pivoted arm for the caliper and used single piston brakes. > Once they started to use longer pads and double piston calipers, they went to > a sliding sleeve setup so the pads would stay parallel. Pivots, sleeves, all > can rust up. > I had a Wing owner give me a ration over his "warped" rotor. (Rear of course, > most Wing owners don't use the front brakes) He went to turn it (scarred from > abuse) and noticed the warp (duh... in a lathe, sure you can) He proceeded to > turn it flat. By the time he had a complete pass on one side, it was below > minimum thickness. I got the last laugh. He had an Aspencade with ventilated > rotors. $270 to replace. Tough darts.. > > ________________________________ > From: stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, February 8, 2010 12:25:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] stuck brake caliper 82 750 > > That is most excellent to know. I noticed the warp on the pads of my 450, > and wondered about it, thinking it might be something like that. > > Stanley > > --- On Sun, 2/7/10, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > >From: Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] stuck brake caliper 82 750 > >To: [email protected] > >Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 2:07 PM > > >Rotors can not be turned(#). Replace only. Rebuild caliper/s as needed. > >Aftermarket pads can be better than OEM. Please avoid sintered metallic > >pads. The OEM are sintered and cause huge wear. > > ># Rotors are not flat, turning them makes them flat and end result is below > >minimum spec thickness. Rotors have a deliberate warp to make pads retract > >and not drag. Very different from auto think. Calipers "float" and track the > >warp without problems. > > ________________________________ > From: mongoose22p <[email protected]> > > > > > > >To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sun, February 7, 2010 2:36:20 PM > >Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] stuck brake caliper 82 750 > > >yes i need some help with my bike the brake caliper on 750 82 it has > >30.000 miles and it chewed up my right side rotor pretty bad can they > >be turned like a car i dont know anything about it is it brake shoes > >that have it stuck previous owner must have rode it with it stuck to > >tear up rotor i have replacement i bought 2 on ebay should i change > >both rotors or just bad one should i change pads if so what kind > >should i get is caliper bad or just stuck what usually happens thanks > >steve > > >-- > >You received this > > message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk > > Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >[email protected]. > >For more options, visit this group > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >[email protected]. > >For more options, visit this group > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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