canyncarvr
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- Oct 14, 1999
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Dirt bikes lead a pretty rough life...keeping them in marginally good working order can take a lot of time and money.
re: brake pins
Problems with these have been discussed before. I thought I had taken good care of mine.
I cleaned them every time I changed pads with a scotchbrite to get them nice and smooth. I use 2-3 sets of pads a year.
I always looked for divots/dings where the pins ride in the pad slots, would chamfer/clean those up as required. They never were any big deal.
Any time I replaced pads I would ensure the slots actually slipped on the pins. They don't always. If they didn't I would rattail the slots to make them right. Also to remove any sharp edges on those slots.
I put anti-seize on the threads everytime I put them back in, never over-tightened them, always used a good wrench...nothing goobered that would damage the allen head.
Here's the bugger. One of 'em stuck anyway. The allen-head rounded out like butter.
A good way to turn a ten minute job into hours of fussin'. I ended up drilling out the head to detach the pin shaft so I had enough depth to use a correctly sized ez-out (screw extractor). I lucked out in getting the head out with no damage to the caliper.
Here's the point. Replace your pins before you have to! Maybe after a couple years and a few sets of pads, put that in your GP maintenance column (General Principle). If you wait until they give up you're likely in for one heck'uva time!
re: brake pins
Problems with these have been discussed before. I thought I had taken good care of mine.
I cleaned them every time I changed pads with a scotchbrite to get them nice and smooth. I use 2-3 sets of pads a year.
I always looked for divots/dings where the pins ride in the pad slots, would chamfer/clean those up as required. They never were any big deal.
Any time I replaced pads I would ensure the slots actually slipped on the pins. They don't always. If they didn't I would rattail the slots to make them right. Also to remove any sharp edges on those slots.
I put anti-seize on the threads everytime I put them back in, never over-tightened them, always used a good wrench...nothing goobered that would damage the allen head.
Here's the bugger. One of 'em stuck anyway. The allen-head rounded out like butter.
A good way to turn a ten minute job into hours of fussin'. I ended up drilling out the head to detach the pin shaft so I had enough depth to use a correctly sized ez-out (screw extractor). I lucked out in getting the head out with no damage to the caliper.
Here's the point. Replace your pins before you have to! Maybe after a couple years and a few sets of pads, put that in your GP maintenance column (General Principle). If you wait until they give up you're likely in for one heck'uva time!
