Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote,

> > About two months ago I helped a local guy with a pad change front

and

> rear. He used greens for the front although I suppose they could

be EBCs

> instead of Galfers. I don't remember what they were for sure. He

came

> over a few days later for a tire change and when we raised the front > wheel it wouldn't spin freely. The cause was the pads were hanging

up.

> I did a little observing and we determined the pin was contacting

the

> hole in the pad as the hole was out of position about 1/32". A few

file

> strokes with a small rat tail file had him back in business. > > I seem to recall hearing on this list within the last few years of > someone else having a similar issue.

SNIP

> Best, > > Jeff Saline

Jeff, and interested others, I think it was 'Tenegia' (sp?) Mark Van Horne of PA fame that suggested opening up the brake pad backing plate holes that the brake- pins slide on--opening them up 1/32 of an inch to preclude binding and poor return characteristics on the galfer brand pads--which I would imagine would be good advice for any brand as well. I read this after we had replaced the OEM pads with the Galfer rear brakes some time ago, and I notice, the brakes are wearing unevenly-- as did the last set. I believe it it is the outside pad, not the piston side that wears faster--perhaps indicating that the outside pad is not returning smoothly, thus dragging more, shrug, --or could it be, that is 'just the way it is'. shrug. revmaaatin.