Stephen ingham
Junior Member
Hi all, just another quick question....
My bike recently went for its annual MOT (which it passed straight through) and the tester noticed that the front brakes seemed to be binding slightly although he didnt judge it as a problem.
So i took it home and took out off the caliper and removed the pads, i cleaned the pistons and ensured they werent sticking.
When i went to put the pads back in i found them to be a very very tight fit into the caliper.
Is this how its supposed to be or should they be a slightly looser fit.
I was thinking that this may be causing the pads and calipers to stick a little and cause drag on the discs, is this possibly true?
I was thinking that filing the contact edges on the pads may help with a slightly looser fit and them to move a little better within the calipers....
My bike recently went for its annual MOT (which it passed straight through) and the tester noticed that the front brakes seemed to be binding slightly although he didnt judge it as a problem.
So i took it home and took out off the caliper and removed the pads, i cleaned the pistons and ensured they werent sticking.
When i went to put the pads back in i found them to be a very very tight fit into the caliper.
Is this how its supposed to be or should they be a slightly looser fit.
I was thinking that this may be causing the pads and calipers to stick a little and cause drag on the discs, is this possibly true?
I was thinking that filing the contact edges on the pads may help with a slightly looser fit and them to move a little better within the calipers....