Help with new polished rotors
Road Warrior
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From: Salt Lake City, UT. Dushore, Pa.
I don't have brembo brakes but get the vibration some times on my stock 16" wheel. I think the floaters have to center themselves and you get the vib. til they do. I haven't notice it effects braking distance. I use an organic type pad. It may be more noticeable w brembo system since the system is working the brakes causing more pulsation.
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Road Captain
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Interesting, had same problem with Weld rotors while using Lyndall pads. In layman's terms it was as if the pads would "chatter" a miniscule amount while braking instead properly embedding itself onto the rotor due the surface being glass smooth (polished) instead of a proper 'machined' surface.
Lyndall makes a hell of a pad, but depending on which one you use, it may be something as simple as that. Softer compounds would chatter more than a harder one. The ones that were recommended by Lyndall not to chew up expensive shiny rotors and minimize brake dust (the softer ones). The harder metallic ones would work better, but I would likely have replaced rotors sooner. Maybe you're experiencing something similar.
Hope it works out well for you in the end.
Lyndall makes a hell of a pad, but depending on which one you use, it may be something as simple as that. Softer compounds would chatter more than a harder one. The ones that were recommended by Lyndall not to chew up expensive shiny rotors and minimize brake dust (the softer ones). The harder metallic ones would work better, but I would likely have replaced rotors sooner. Maybe you're experiencing something similar.
Hope it works out well for you in the end.
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6th Gear
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I am now using the Lyndall Z+ pads but I first tried it with the stock harley pads that came on the bike. No difference they both behaved the same. I called RC Components again today they said to send them the old ones and they too would be me a set of floaters. I guess at least they are working with me on the issue but it is getting frustrating having to take rotors on and off and the waiting time.
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The issue has nothing to do with what pads are being used. Im using original factory pads and the OP is using the Lyndall's. When I installed my new rotors with original pads, the first few times I tried using the front brakes, there was very little stopping power. This was because the pads hadnt "bedded" to the rotors yet. A few good hard stops and the pads were fine. However the issue is the rotors are solid , and the Brembo systems require a floating or a semi floating rotor. If you look at your stock rotors, there is a button about the size of a nickel. This allows the rotor to flex and compensate for any "run-out". Remember record players? and what would happen to a record if it sat in the sun? What would happen if you tried playing a warped record? Same principal here. Floating rotors are like a suspension system for your calipers, they smooth out all the bumps in the road
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6th Gear
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The issue has nothing to do with what pads are being used. Im using original factory pads and the OP is using the Lyndall's. When I installed my new rotors with original pads, the first few times I tried using the front brakes, there was very little stopping power. This was because the pads hadnt "bedded" to the rotors yet. A few good hard stops and the pads were fine. However the issue is the rotors are solid , and the Brembo systems require a floating or a semi floating rotor. If you look at your stock rotors, there is a button about the size of a nickel. This allows the rotor to flex and compensate for any "run-out". Remember record players? and what would happen to a record if it sat in the sun? What would happen if you tried playing a warped record? Same principal here. Floating rotors are like a suspension system for your calipers, they smooth out all the bumps in the road
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