Here I am again folks, your friendly "Joker Mechanic" (as opposed to "Ace").
This time I've screwed up what was okay before in the front brake department. I was attempting to re-install my front fender and in order to do so, I have to remove my wheel and at least one caliper this time it was the rider's left side). I've done this twice before with no more than the usual agony since that is basically what the service manual calls for. Not so for the last couple of days. I had the normal nightmare of attempting to line up the disks in the caliper spaces (i.e. pads spread open enough to let the disks slide in easily -- together). But this time the left tube appeared to have "twisted" about 1/8" off center on the back side. I loosened up the fender mounting bolts a bit along with the add on cross brace and "twisted" the lower left arm back into place enough to slide in the disks.
However, when all was put back together and tightened up, there is a real "binding" on the front disk. So much so that I can barely turn the wheel by hand (when it is off the ground). I rode it up and back a few yards to see if it would right itself (I know, I know, it is the ever hopefulness of the ignorant). Of course, that was to no avail.
I don't think it is the pistons because the pads were easily spread to allow space to slide in the disks. I also relieved any pressure via the brake fluid opening the nipple and letting some juice flow out. So I'm left thinking that perhaps that lower left fork arm is still skewered a bit. If so, what do I do about it??
TIA,
Sir Ignorant (that's me!!)
This time I've screwed up what was okay before in the front brake department. I was attempting to re-install my front fender and in order to do so, I have to remove my wheel and at least one caliper this time it was the rider's left side). I've done this twice before with no more than the usual agony since that is basically what the service manual calls for. Not so for the last couple of days. I had the normal nightmare of attempting to line up the disks in the caliper spaces (i.e. pads spread open enough to let the disks slide in easily -- together). But this time the left tube appeared to have "twisted" about 1/8" off center on the back side. I loosened up the fender mounting bolts a bit along with the add on cross brace and "twisted" the lower left arm back into place enough to slide in the disks.
However, when all was put back together and tightened up, there is a real "binding" on the front disk. So much so that I can barely turn the wheel by hand (when it is off the ground). I rode it up and back a few yards to see if it would right itself (I know, I know, it is the ever hopefulness of the ignorant). Of course, that was to no avail.
I don't think it is the pistons because the pads were easily spread to allow space to slide in the disks. I also relieved any pressure via the brake fluid opening the nipple and letting some juice flow out. So I'm left thinking that perhaps that lower left fork arm is still skewered a bit. If so, what do I do about it??
TIA,
Sir Ignorant (that's me!!)