Kas,
I didn't notice that the pad surface may not have been parallel to the
backing plate. I just didn't think to look. I'll take a careful
examination next time I am in there, although it could be soon, as I am
really curious now.
I just got your second post. I can look for squirming calipers pretty
easily. Thanks.
My "long pedal" travel is only after a few hard turns. Normally the pedal
action is firm and high. I know some of the long pedal travel is the pucks
being pressed back into the bores, but I'll bet my pads are uneven too.
That is one thing that never even crossed my mind.
Thanks,
Jack Brooks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. Kastner [mailto:kaskas@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 12:01 PM
> To: Jack Brooks; Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Re: Wheel bearings
>
>
> Uneven brake pad wear can also give a long pedal more quickly
> than normal as
> the front edge wears fast from debris ane the top wears faster because of
> the higher siurface speed of the disc. I used to flatten the pads before
> every event by running shell stone in the drill press at high speed and
> passing the pad under the stone until all surfaces were again
> even. MAKES A
> HUGE DIFFERENCE. You do need to bed the pads with a few medium hard stops
> before they will be bedded again.. By the way if you do this be sure to
> wear a really good air filter mask while doing the grinding.----- Original
> Message -----
> From: Jack Brooks <brooks@belcotech.com>
> To: Friends of Triumph <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 8:40 AM
> Subject: RE: Wheel bearings
>
>
> > I too, have had a loss in braking from a series of hard turns
> with my TR3,
> > but this was on the AutoX course. A pump almost always restored normal
> > braking. It's kind of exciting when the brake pedal just goes
> down to the
> > floor. =(8^0)
> >
> > Jack Brooks
> > 1960 TR3A
> > 1974 Norton 850 Commando
> > Hillsdale, NJ
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net]On
> > > Behalf Of BillDentin@aol.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 9:51 AM
> > > To: n196x@mindspring.com; fot@Autox.Team.Net
> > > Subject: Re: Wheel bearings
> >
> > > Your comments about brake pad drag are interesting. With my
> TR3, I have
> a
> > > different sensation, in that after 'curvy' track sections
> (i.e. the six
> or
> > > seven turns before the fisheye at Grattan) I have no brakes.
> I have to
> > pump
> > > my brakes to 'put the pads back where they belong' before they will
> > operate
> > > properly.
> >
> >
>
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