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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Mine does the same thing.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Mine rub because of a bend rotor but never before. Part on order.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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Rubbing slightly is normal. Jack your car up and spin a tire with disc brakes. They rub enough to just make a sound, not grabbing. When pressure is relieved from the caliper piston there is nothing to push the pads away from the disc.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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Cool I hope it's normal

Because mine do the same thing when I'm pushing, especially right after service when the Harley boys have had ahold of it....That didn't sound right. I mean when I'm pushing it backwards out of my carport, not pushing it because they've had ahold of it...
 

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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Same thing here too. It's normal. Mine's been doin it for 9 years. All is well.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Normal to rub. Don't want dirt to get between rotor and disc.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 04:26 AM
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Don't any of you people use the search feature or just start a new thread? Want the information spoon fed also? There was 2 posts on this yesterday and another one started today.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 07:58 AM
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Don't any of you people use the search feature or just start a new thread? Want the information spoon fed also? There was 2 posts on this yesterday and another one started today.
Somebody make you open this thread? Just wondered.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob2002
Somebody make you open this thread? Just wondered.
Rob2002 No, no one did, however, the time I spend and resources I put out such as hosting the how-to on fixing others problems and answering questions and the three or four paragraphs I write to help others takes a damned more effort than a 8 word response and ZERRO help you provided since you arrived here. There is a big difference in helping others and running your mouth I think, when you start doing that respond back ...Just wondered.

When I read your 292 posts (real easy to do) of everything you wrote since you got here; you expertise concentrates on such subjects as: how much you would spend on boots, buying a ˝ helmet, and having a sticky cable. I have read everyone of them and not one have given any advice to help anyone, offered no positive input except for your shoulder bolt is too long on a Tourpack detach kit.


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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by FastHarley
Rob2002 No, no one did, however, the time I spend and resources I put out such as hosting the how-to on fixing others problems and answering questions and the three or four paragraphs I write to help others takes a damned more effort than a 8 word response and ZERRO help you provided since you arrived here. There is a big difference in helping others and running your mouth I think, when you start doing that respond back ...Just wondered.

When I read your 292 posts (real easy to do) of everything you wrote since you got here; you expertise concentrates on such subjects as: how much you would spend on boots, buying a ˝ helmet, and having a sticky cable. I have read everyone of them and not one have given any advice to help anyone, offered no positive input except for your shoulder bolt is too long on a Tourpack detach kit.


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