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Simpleton strikes again - Warped Disk Syndrome !

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Simpleton strikes again - Warped Disk Syndrome !

#1 PostAuthor: Tonto » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:14 pm

Guys, hoping you might cast some light on my latest tale of woe !
Recently changed my alloys for a set of wire wheels - and it seemed like such a grand idea at the time !

My Zed is fitted with AP Racing Claipers that were working a treat, lots of bite and lots of feel. But since fitting the wire wheels I get a strange pulsing through the bars and pretty chronic intermitent drag at low speed light brake pressure application.:shock: I cant fathom why ?
It feels just like my disks are warped but the disks appear to be true - not warped, the caliper pistons are free moving, there's no drag when I spin the wheel, wheel is correctly balanced, new tyres, new bearings etc etc

Any thoughts on what might be causing this would be appreciated, as its doing my head in :evil:

Thanks - Yours dazed and confused of Lincoln
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#2 PostAuthor: Z.O.A » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:22 pm

Sounds like your hub is off centre, you will need to get the wheel trued by someone who knows what they are doing, its a job that needs doing now and again with spoked wheels.

If you can set it up on a manual wheel balancer or something like that and check it for wobble or even set up a pointer at the rim it will give a good indication of the problem when you rotate it.

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#3 PostAuthor: Padders » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:36 pm

I agree with zoa if they were fine on the other wheels then it sounds like your wheel needs sorting. Not a big job half hour for some one who knows what they are doing.

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#4 PostAuthor: Pigford » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:18 pm

Runout limit has to be very very slight with a disc..... or you get high/low spots which get worse the more they're used :!:

Make sure the rotor mating face on the wheel hub is 100% flat & CLEAN !!!

Get a mic on them & see what you've got :?:
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#5 PostAuthor: Tonto » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:55 am

Thanks guys - I'll have the hub checked for alignment, and I will double check the rotor mount & spacers over the weekend. :drill
Cheers Tim
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