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StevenF
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PostPosted: 19:30 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Why am I such a fud! Reply with quote
Went out to bleed my back break on my bike tonight. I noticed my calliper moved slightly from side to side when pushing the leaver down, decided to tighten the calliper and SNAP! The bolt snapped clean in two, this has happen far too many times to me!

I'll need to try drill it out or something... Not happy!
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PostPosted: 19:37 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
They do have a bit of side to side wobble in them if they are the sliding pin type.
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StevenF
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PostPosted: 19:38 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
They do have a bit of side to side wobble in them if they are the sliding pin type.


Ah, that would explain the wobbling then!
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PostPosted: 19:39 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
StevenF wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
They do have a bit of side to side wobble in them if they are the sliding pin type.


Ah, that would explain the wobbling then!


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PostPosted: 19:45 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
this happens a lot? you got forearms like popeye Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:49 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
A torque wrench and manual should be on the Christmas list. At least now you should have a feel of what a bolt feels like before it's going to give way.
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The Artist
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Never heard of a floating calliper Laughing

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PostPosted: 20:32 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Them handlebar things shouldn't move as you should only point the bike by counter steering. Best do up the headrace nut real tight until they stop moving too.
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does this go for rotating wheels too??? Confused
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PostPosted: 21:49 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
spyuggy wrote:
Does this go for rotating wheels too??? Confused


Your wheels go round!?
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PostPosted: 22:31 - 10 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Only ever filled it up the once - couldn't get the cap off afterwards...
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PostPosted: 02:29 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
never tighten bolts with your wanking hand.
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PostPosted: 08:24 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Temeluchus wrote:
never tighten bolts with your wanking hand.


What if your ambidextrous? Shocked
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PostPosted: 08:48 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Temeluchus wrote:
never tighten bolts with your wanking hand.


Damm! now I know why all my bikes are so crappy! Smile
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Artist wrote:
Never heard of a floating calliper Laughing

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Most modern rears do, they slide horizontally, I guess to compensate for the pads wearing down.

You shouldn't need to drill it out, just undo the other bolt pull the calliper off then get some mole grips on stud.
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PostPosted: 11:50 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
chris-red wrote:

Most modern rears do, they slide horizontally, I guess to compensate for the pads wearing down.

You shouldn't need to drill it out, just undo the other bolt pull the calliper off then get some mole grips on stud.


I can't grip it at all, it sheered flush into the break
Calliper housing :/
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PostPosted: 12:04 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
StevenF wrote:
chris-red wrote:

Most modern rears do, they slide horizontally, I guess to compensate for the pads wearing down.

You shouldn't need to drill it out, just undo the other bolt pull the calliper off then get some mole grips on stud.


I can't grip it at all, it sheered flush into the break
Calliper housing :/


Undo the other bolt and take the caliper off the bike, you may have to take the rear wheel off although you may get away with just taking the pads out of the caliper.

The caliper does not bolt directly to the bike, the bolts will only be threaded to the caliper, not the braket.
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PostPosted: 12:15 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1992-honda-cbr600f2-rear-brake-caliper/o/m2041sch7491

You have broke bolt 17 right? See it screws into the caliper but the rest of it isn't threaded it just sits in the bracket, the thing that holds the calliper on is the disc, the bolts just stop in moving front to back. You will probably have to take the wheel and brake line off but it will just pull out, then you can turn the stub in a vice or mole grips.
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The Artist
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PostPosted: 17:00 - 11 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
chris-red wrote:
The Artist wrote:
Never heard of a floating calliper Laughing

mcfailberg


Most modern rears do


I know, it was more a rhetorical question but I forgot the ?
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