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After the brakes on my gsa 1200 seized twice (front) first time i did usuall stuff with copaslip still seized !!!!!!! after it happened the second time i had a good look at the discs n the caliper and concluded that the tolerance beteeen the pads n the caliper was too tight so i ground a wee bit of the ends of the pads .Built it back up n it did all last winter n is still going ok
chust thought that wee tip micht save somebody a bit of hassle :beerjug:
 
boatman said:
After the brakes on my gsa 1200 seized twice (front) first time i did usuall stuff with copaslip still seized !!!!!!! after it happened the second time i had a good look at the discs n the caliper and concluded that the tolerance beteeen the pads n the caliper was too tight so i ground a wee bit of the ends of the pads .Built it back up n it did all last winter n is still going ok
chust thought that wee tip micht save somebody a bit of hassle :beerjug:
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I love it that people are good with precision machinery.....I'm only proficient in the use of sledge hammers....:D
 
naething wrong wi hammers main part :augie o many an good engineers toolkit could no imagine buildin oor wee ships wiout a selection of (kilmarnock screwdrivers)
 
:thumb2 Also applies to 1150's with Evo brakes. I just filed the end tabs down a bit to reduce the overall length.
 
boatman said:
chust thought that wee tip micht save somebody a bit of hassle :beerjug:
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:thumb2

A Technician at BMW Bishopbriggs passed on that tip to me at my 600 mile service and after following it, I have had no problems over the last 3 years :thumb

Not sure what the best tip is to stop disks warping though :augie
 
just a wee light grind and a tidy with a file on the whole length on each end:thumb2
 
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