modifiedridah2k9 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hey guys, i got another brake problem A few days ago, my brakes were amazing. Great bite and great hold, with alot of noise. Last night, they started rubbing, and with heatsink yellows, you may know that the rub would be rather loud. Well i loosened off the tpa, and the rub was still there. Then it dissapeared for some weird reason and kept coming back. So today i moved the pads closer to the rim with the tpa right out, so i didnt need to adjust it and it had a nice distance away from the bars when i pull it in. But i noticed something weird...One of my pads have a weird angle in them, worn at a weird angle. What makes it even more strange is i have them Echo clamps that allow you to need no plastic washers on the cyclinders and make your brakes automaticaly square. So why did it get worn at a weird angle? Second thing is i have no rub when the wheel goes forwards but when it goes backwards, theres a rub. This is also weird because this only happens when your brakes arent square, but i have them auto-square echo clamps. Also my bite is pretty weak now, deffinitly not as good as before. The hold i wouldnt say is any better or any worse, and the noise isnt as noisy. Anybody got any suggestions on how to fix the problems i have named. Thanks alot to anybody that can help Kieran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 (Providing your frame/fork mounts are square.) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 ? What does having the frame mounts square mean? Im pretty sure they should be. But then again i dont know what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Probably the problem is that: The o ring is caput or the pistons are worn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Probably the problem is that: The o ring is caput or the pistons are worn I was thinking that. Cheers, ill look into buying new pistons/slaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexxRogers Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 The mounts on your frame are not welded square to your rim, or your wheel is not set up square, that's why your pads have worn at an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Try this. http://www.youtube.com/user/ExpressiveBikes#p/u/7/NEezZeqmVO8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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