Brembo caliper alignment
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Brembo caliper alignment
Doing a brembo brake upgrade and noticed both rotors are almost up against (.005)the outboard caliper pad boss on both sides. I can pull the lower right slider out to centre the rotor but that will load the fork. Seems the only work around would be to machine (.040) off the caliper mounting boss to centre the rotors. Anybody come across this before?
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I have an 06 FLHX and im currently in the middle of the 2010 18" wheel install, the wheel spacers make a difference. Once the axle is torqued and clamped down, the rotors should be centered with in the caliper. I originally had one spacer size off and it shifter the wheel about a 1/4" closer to the left fork...caliper wouldnt even go on. Just make sure the caliper pistons are slideing out evenly on both sides, see where that set the running position.GL
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Has anyone checked their caliper alignment after this upgrade or just bolted them up? The reason I ask is because the wheel turns fine with normal pad drag......
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I have an 06 FLHX and im currently in the middle of the 2010 18" wheel install, the wheel spacers make a difference. Once the axle is torqued and clamped down, the rotors should be centered with in the caliper. I originally had one spacer size off and it shifter the wheel about a 1/4" closer to the left fork...caliper wouldnt even go on. Just make sure the caliper pistons are slideing out evenly on both sides, see where that set the running position.GL
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Streeter,
While I don't have the Brembo upgrade on my 07 street glide (yet), I did notice that the brakes dragged ever so gently when I installed a chrome version of the 09 street glide wheel. From what the dealership told me this was normal. As a sanity check, I carried a IR temp gauge with me for a while and checked the temp of the rotors and calipers a few times. What I noticed is the brakes never got above 100 degrees when I didn't use them. So I suspect what you are seeing is "normal".
While I don't have the Brembo upgrade on my 07 street glide (yet), I did notice that the brakes dragged ever so gently when I installed a chrome version of the 09 street glide wheel. From what the dealership told me this was normal. As a sanity check, I carried a IR temp gauge with me for a while and checked the temp of the rotors and calipers a few times. What I noticed is the brakes never got above 100 degrees when I didn't use them. So I suspect what you are seeing is "normal".
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Streeter,
While I don't have the Brembo upgrade on my 07 street glide (yet), I did notice that the brakes dragged ever so gently when I installed a chrome version of the 09 street glide wheel. From what the dealership told me this was normal. As a sanity check, I carried a IR temp gauge with me for a while and checked the temp of the rotors and calipers a few times. What I noticed is the brakes never got above 100 degrees when I didn't use them. So I suspect what you are seeing is "normal".
While I don't have the Brembo upgrade on my 07 street glide (yet), I did notice that the brakes dragged ever so gently when I installed a chrome version of the 09 street glide wheel. From what the dealership told me this was normal. As a sanity check, I carried a IR temp gauge with me for a while and checked the temp of the rotors and calipers a few times. What I noticed is the brakes never got above 100 degrees when I didn't use them. So I suspect what you are seeing is "normal".
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