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[el_derrick2001]

Today I put on a new chain and new sprockets. But now my rear break is real tight. So tight it is hard to push. I have messed around with the wheel and i am pretty sure it is on straight. I have bleeded the break flud a little and it bleeds good. When i loosen up the two bolts that hold he caliper on it will begin to loosen up, when the loosen enough the wheel turns freely. The break seem to go on easy enough. It seems like when i tighten down the bolts that hold on the caplier that it tightens up the breaks at the same time. Any thoughts?

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "el_derrick2001" wrote:

> > Today I put on a new chain and new sprockets. But now my rear break > is real tight. So tight it is hard to push. I have messed around > with the wheel and i am pretty sure it is on straight. I have bleeded > the break flud a little and it bleeds good. When i loosen up the two > bolts that hold he caliper on it will begin to loosen up, when the > loosen enough the wheel turns freely. The break seem to go on easy > enough. It seems like when i tighten down the bolts that hold on the > caplier that it tightens up the breaks at the same time. > > Any thoughts? >

Align the rear wheel.

[Greg Schmidt]

> Today I put on a new chain and new sprockets. But now my rear break > is real tight. So tight it is hard to push. I have messed around > with the wheel and i am pretty sure it is on straight. I have

bleeded

> the break flud a little and it bleeds good. When i loosen up the

two

> bolts that hold he caliper on it will begin to loosen up, when the > loosen enough the wheel turns freely. The break seem to go on easy > enough. It seems like when i tighten down the bolts that hold on

the

> caplier that it tightens up the breaks at the same time. > > Any thoughts? >

It's the piston side pad. Be sure it didn't fall from it's nested position. Remove the caliper, put the pad in it's nest. Sometimes helps to hold it there with a screwdriver while installing on the rotor. Move the caliper assembly on the slider pins to bolt the caliper back up. -CamoGreg - don't ask me how I know this

[rschulte46]

Greetings from the Northeast (Connecticut). Well I made the move today and placed a deposit on a used 2006 KLR w/2700 miles. It has some nice mods and good value to me vs. a new machine. I am sixty years old and have not ridden in 40 years. I would be interested in meeting or conversing with any other KLR owners in the N.E. that would allow me to bounce questions off of them or who would like to take a back roads ride from time to time. I had to promise my wife that I would stay off the interstates. Wish me luck...I take the exam for a permit on next Tuesday or wednesday. Bob