thanks dennis On Feb 9, 1:07 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > 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 -
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