Front pads dragging

[vanessa]

Originally Posted by mrgrn

this is great stuff here

why is everything with you a pissing match?

grow up ****wit.

[markabus]

Originally Posted by DRFLGD

How many miles on your bike when you replaced the seals?

My records show the pads were replaced, and the master and calipers rebuilt 788 miles ago. These miles accounts for five race weekends. The pads are now toast even slightly glazed. There is brake dust everywhere and the Dunlop rep showed me, "ghost holes" on the rotors from the pads. I can't believe this much pad drag is OK. And seals should last more than 800 miles right? Also, after 6 laps @ HPR it felt like they were starting to fade.

Markabus.

[mrgrn]

Originally Posted by vanessa

why is everything with you a pissing match?

grow up ****wit.

"there's a special way to torque the front axle on... cant remember exactly but search it"

"and by the way, i was ASE certified and worked at a shop a good amount of time. what i say comes from experience. . "

i just found after reading this comment the quote i posted fit right in as laugh your arse off

try thickening your skin, this is the net and it all is taken with stride

[mrgrn]

Originally Posted by markabus

My records show the pads were replaced, and the master and calipers rebuilt 788 miles ago. These miles accounts for five race weekends. The pads are now toast even slightly glazed. There is brake dust everywhere and the Dunlop rep showed me, "ghost holes" on the rotors from the pads. I can't believe this much pad drag is OK. And seals should last more than 800 miles right? Also, after 6 laps @ HPR it felt like they were starting to fade.

Markabus.

you sound like you have issues for sure

many have used HRC pads br and done track days without your type of results

have you checked the runout on your rotors?

[Vitza]

OP, here's the proper way to install/torque the front axle...

from greyhound
"with your calipers off try experimenting with loosening the axle pinch bolts on one side and see if it spins easier (loosen the ones on the left side). If it spins easier...then it's a front fork spacing issue. I would be interested to hear what you find. Make sure before you retighten the pinch bolts that you bounce the front end several times to insure the wheel is centered up on the axle. Gradually tighten the bolts, alternating back and forth between the two, don't just torque one down and then the other. LDH has done some experimenting with this and has found some improvements can result from adjusting the fork spacing. We're talking a very small adjustment possibly less than a milimeter."

from LDH
"I worked this whole thing out a few weeks ago & went from 1-2 spins to 4-5 spins by intentionally moving the fork leg just as Greg outlined originally.

I just popped my bike back up on the stand & my results are the exact same!

I'm telling you this procedure works for me & I cannot stress enough the importance of getting the pinch bolts tightened in small steps as that process alone can bind the wheel in some fashion & cause drag somewhere in the wheel assembly."

[Vitza]

Originally Posted by markabus

My records show the pads were replaced, and the master and calipers rebuilt 788 miles ago. These miles accounts for five race weekends. The pads are now toast even slightly glazed. There is brake dust everywhere and the Dunlop rep showed me, "ghost holes" on the rotors from the pads. I can't believe this much pad drag is OK. And seals should last more than 800 miles right? Also, after 6 laps @ HPR it felt like they were starting to fade.

Markabus.

heavy heat cycles coulda toasted the seals... just rebuild the calipers, its pretty easy and shouldnt take more than 2hrs. seals are only like $30-40

if you dont wanna go that route thought then clean off the brake dust, it can contribute to the piston not moving back in. take the calipers/pads off, and go to town w/ an old tooth brush and some brake cleaner concentrating on cleaning around the pistons... only thing w/ that though is that the brake dust could have built up past the dust seal.

edit: when i cleaned mine off, i had a brake dust ring/spots BAKED on most of the pistons right where the seal was.