Front brake trouble
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Road Master
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From: Northern Kentucky
Front brake trouble
When I apply my front brake it isn't smooth, I feel kick back in my brake lever, it feels like the pad catches against the rotor and then goes free over the rotor. I'm looking for suggestions. In a car when I feel feedback in the brake pedal it usually meant bad rotors. The way this acts I'm thinking my pads have hard spots? Opinions please. (My ride has 8K, ABS)
Thank You;
Bill
Thank You;
Bill
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
Sure wounds like the rotors are "out of spec" when it come to run out ( like a warped record on a turn table ) or "variation in parallelism" ( thinner in spot, thicker in another ). A micrometer and a dial indicator would tell the story.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Midland NC
warped rotor, check runout
You can get a cheap clamping dial indicator at harbor freight to check it against specs in service manual. You can check both rotors and only replace the warped one if the non warped one is serviceable. I used mine when my MC was still in warranty to ensure the dealer new what I was talking about (how far the runout was and the maximum allowable runout). They only replaced the warped rotor and you can't tell any difference, no more surging during braking. The surging was most troublesome just as you were stopping and putting your feet down. HF Item #93051
Last edited by vanman59; Feb 16, 2016 at 10:08 AM. Reason: Added info
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a quick spin of the wheel if you have a hoist/jack and watch for wobble, like UL said a dial indicator is best
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