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Own sidecar rig. Always try tocheckbrake pads, as theyworkharder.Run EBC HH pads on Wing;haddone both front in early Spring. Waited a few weeks on rear,to putnew rear tire on, replace rubber drive blocks, relube splines anddo alltogether. Had previously checked rear caliper andthe brake pad I could see showedlittle wear. Assumed all was well ........WRONG!
Rearcaliper floats on twin pins, so it can move left/right and padswill wear evenly. Upper front pin was fine[well lubed]. Lower rear pin was FROZEN in caliper, due to lack of lubrication and resulting severe corrosion[rubber boots on pin were very brittle; crumbled when working on pin removal]. This forced severe wear on one pad and when caliper was pulled, back of worn pad was only a few miles from metal-to-metal contact withrotor!After pin was freed up[a NASTY job!]so much play resulted due to wear and rust removal, that new OEM pin from VENCO literally floated in it'scaliper bore!Must now obtain new rear caliper; replace during winter rig storage. A BUMMER, but am Most Grateful this problem was found in time!.
It appears to yours truly that design of rear pin setup, could have been done better, w/ MORE lube storage built in[has very little]. If this had been done, I doubtit would have been necessary for me to replace the caliper at all. Hope this helps others. TTFN......Old Tom aka papasmurf in NH
Own sidecar rig. Always try tocheckbrake pads, as theyworkharder.Run EBC HH pads on Wing;haddone both front in early Spring. Waited a few weeks on rear,to putnew rear tire on, replace rubber drive blocks, relube splines anddo alltogether. Had previously checked rear caliper andthe brake pad I could see showedlittle wear. Assumed all was well ........WRONG!
Rearcaliper floats on twin pins, so it can move left/right and padswill wear evenly. Upper front pin was fine[well lubed]. Lower rear pin was FROZEN in caliper, due to lack of lubrication and resulting severe corrosion[rubber boots on pin were very brittle; crumbled when working on pin removal]. This forced severe wear on one pad and when caliper was pulled, back of worn pad was only a few miles from metal-to-metal contact withrotor!After pin was freed up[a NASTY job!]so much play resulted due to wear and rust removal, that new OEM pin from VENCO literally floated in it'scaliper bore!Must now obtain new rear caliper; replace during winter rig storage. A BUMMER, but am Most Grateful this problem was found in time!.
It appears to yours truly that design of rear pin setup, could have been done better, w/ MORE lube storage built in[has very little]. If this had been done, I doubtit would have been necessary for me to replace the caliper at all. Hope this helps others. TTFN......Old Tom aka papasmurf in NH
