| Author | Message | ||
     Hooper |
Man, with the jokers on this site, I know I'm really opening myself up with a subject line like that... I finally got my 2006 Uly back from the shop after a deer strike in February, and the same front-end brake throb that I felt as I limped home after the crash was still there. I'm guessing the front disc might be slightly bent, but I also noticed a new rattle at low speed rolling. I left the bike running as I poked around the front end and found that the disc floats just a little bit around the bolts (which is normal), but the caliper was ALSO "floating" - the hex bolts that connect it to the fork "floated" in their sockets, and it made a "rattle" as I moved it around. Is this normal? I haven't had a chance to go to a dealer and examine the models on the floor, but something doesn't seem right. That said, I felt so alive to be back on the Uly after so long (2 months of strictly Harley riding, which is nice, but...). I determined that if I had to have one bike, the Buell would be it. I'm now shopping for new horns (Stebel vs. Fiamm - I guess my concern is power draw and ease of wiring), frame sliders (having slid recently), and lights. And gear for my girlfriend that actually fits her - you know how hard THAT is... | ||
| Xbimmer |
but the caliper was ALSO "floating" - the hex bolts that connect it to the fork "floated" in their sockets, and it made a "rattle" as I moved it around. Is this normal? NO! Did you attempt to torque down those bolts? Maybe the "techs" forgot to. The caliper is rigidly fastened to the fork lower. | ||
| Bearly |
Not Good... Crap,Tighten those things. Get your Torque wrench and Red Loctite out. 35-37 ft. lbs (47-50nm). | ||
| Johnboy777 |
Hooper: "Man, with the jokers on this site, I know I'm really opening myself up with a subject line like that... " Sadly, Mr. Hooper, none of us here 'have' a sense of humor. . (Message edited by johnboy777 on April 16, 2008) | ||
| Treadmarks |
If your talking about these bolts:  then they should be torqued as mentioned above. You may need to remove the caliper and chase the threads to remove old loctite and clean and/or replace your bolts. | ||
| Hooper |
Yep, those jokers didn't tighten the frickin' brake caliper to the lowers. It's like from some movie when the bad guy sabotages the good guy's car. They're tightened now, and I reset all the suspension settings, which helped a bundle too - handles like an F-16 now. Thanks for all the advice... |
