Re: (ET) Bye bye brakes

["Jim (fiskfarm)" <fiskfarm mediaone net>]

Hey Chris,

The rotor is NOT supposed to "deform" but rather float free on it's keyed
shaft. I use a combo of air chisel, Breakaway and sometimes heat to free 
up the
rotor and then remove it , clean up both shaft and sleeve, retighten the 
rivets
by hammer and anvil (or replacement) and reinstall all with a gentle 
coating
(you don't want any on the rotor and pads) of Never Seize. Here, unlike a 
car,
the caliper doesn't float, but the rotor does. Also you will want to sand 
the
rotor smooth with either a power sander or rotate the rotor in place with 
the
motor while sanding by holding the paper against it. Not for the faint of 
heart
but probably the fastest for the more experienced. DO NOT "grab" the rotor 
with
the paper , but rather sand one side at a time. New pads (if they are 
shot) go
without saying. Stainless steel rotors would avoid about 99% of the 
problems
with these breaks. That and Never Seize.

Hope this helps you along,

Jim

Christopher Zach wrote:

> Well, I figured out why I have no brakes....
>
> No brake pad :-)
>
> Seriously, the outboard pad is gone. It appears that the brake lever 
> engages
> a cam which pushes on a metal dowel which pushes on a pad which pushes 
> the
> disc into another static pad on the other side. Interesting design, are
> there any specs for pad clearance on the static pad (if it wears down, 
> the
> disc will have to deform more and more for the brake to engage, thus
> reducing brake effectiveness)
>
> Ah well, it looks like the pad disintegrated or something. I'll call Mr.
> Gunn and see if he has a new puck.
>
> Chris