Rear brake rotor heating up
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Hey all,
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I just recently replaced the front and rear brake pads on a 2005 Softail, after doing that it would appear to me that the rear rotor has been discolored due to excessive heat, although there are no grooves in the rotor and it doesnt have an intermittent grab which should rule out any warpage, but it has this goldish color around the entire outside edge of the rotor...any ideas?
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I just recently replaced the front and rear brake pads on a 2005 Softail, after doing that it would appear to me that the rear rotor has been discolored due to excessive heat, although there are no grooves in the rotor and it doesnt have an intermittent grab which should rule out any warpage, but it has this goldish color around the entire outside edge of the rotor...any ideas?
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Actually, no I havent replaced the fluid, the bike has about 17k on it and the fluid levels look fine. \\; So I should go ahead replace it anyway then huh?...I'm assuming once I do that then I'm looking at bleeding them as well...
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I DID read in another forum, something about an "anti-rattle" spring that could possibly fall out if you remove both pads at once, I did take out both pads, but didnt take the pins completely out, I didnt see anything fall out either, is this something I should be worried about?
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Ok, It would appear to me that there is still something strange goin on here, after reading some of the other posts on this subject, I at first decided that there wasnt really a problem, but after what happened yesterday while riding home from work, I decided that something is indeed wrong with this picture. \\;
During the ride home I happened to stop at a red light after about 15 minutes of riding and upon putting the bike into neutral, it felt as though the rear brake had tightened up on the rotor making it harder to move the bike while in neutral, I noticed that the rear rotor gets REALLY hot after using the brake as well. \\;
One of my other buddies had told me that when you remove the rear wheel, (as I did for tire replacement) things DO move and need to be readjusted, that the wheel could be out of whack when I put it back on causing \\;too much friction between the rotor and the pads making the rotor overheat,  \\;well I didnt readjust anything at all especially in regards to the belt tensioners because I never moved them, did I make a mistake here?....I tried riding to work this morning and keeping the rear brake usage to a minimum and after stopping I touched the rear rotor and it seemed to be just fine. \\; The rear rotor also now has some TINY grooves in it, nothing that I can catch a fingernail on, but SOME wear as well as a discoloration along the outside edge and doesnt appear to be warped because it would be intermittently grabbing during braking I would think.
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This has got me a little worried guys...I can send a photo to anyone who can possibly shed some light on this
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Thanks a bunch
During the ride home I happened to stop at a red light after about 15 minutes of riding and upon putting the bike into neutral, it felt as though the rear brake had tightened up on the rotor making it harder to move the bike while in neutral, I noticed that the rear rotor gets REALLY hot after using the brake as well. \\;
One of my other buddies had told me that when you remove the rear wheel, (as I did for tire replacement) things DO move and need to be readjusted, that the wheel could be out of whack when I put it back on causing \\;too much friction between the rotor and the pads making the rotor overheat,  \\;well I didnt readjust anything at all especially in regards to the belt tensioners because I never moved them, did I make a mistake here?....I tried riding to work this morning and keeping the rear brake usage to a minimum and after stopping I touched the rear rotor and it seemed to be just fine. \\; The rear rotor also now has some TINY grooves in it, nothing that I can catch a fingernail on, but SOME wear as well as a discoloration along the outside edge and doesnt appear to be warped because it would be intermittently grabbing during braking I would think.
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This has got me a little worried guys...I can send a photo to anyone who can possibly shed some light on this
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Thanks a bunch
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RE: Rear brake rotor heating up
When you change pads, you should clean the buildup of pad material from around the caliper pistons. Lyndall brakes has a step by step instructions, with photo's, on their website. Sounds to me like your pistons are'nt retracting very well into the caliper body.
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Good luck... Ben.
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Good luck... Ben.
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