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Minitrucker
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 11:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've got 10.5K miles and am now getting a vibe in the front end when lightly and under hard braking? also, I still have the factory pads...Could the rotor be warped? ...and if so, are they "turnable" like a car rotor?<---Prolly a dumb question....
Rodi
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M1combat
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 02:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How thick are your pads?
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Xb9er
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 08:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check that the upper and lower fork clamps and steering head capnut are properly torqued down. Loosen all the bolts, torque down the capnut first, then the fork clamp bolts (see the service manual).

This helped cure a vibration (back and forth) on my XB almost completely. I am going to do the procedure again to see if I can get it to go away completely.
Mike.
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Jeremyh
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 10:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

At 10.5k i think i would just change the breaks and rotor anyway.
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've got the same rotor after 26,000 miles, why would you think that needed changing?
Third set of pads. The third set I installed two weeks ago.

Rodi, let me take a look at 'em and I'll let you know. Tires can make the front end shake also, if you're still on the same set as I saw last time, I'd be willing to bet that's a big part of the problem. Brakes are probably ready to be changed just because of where we like to ride and how...

(Message edited by glitch on September 16, 2004)
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M1combat
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 12:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I went through the OEM pads in about 5K miles on the front... I only use the rears a little. I suppose there's still some pad left on the OEM's and if I ever need to I could throw them back on for a couple more thousand miles...
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Minitrucker
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 04:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I appreciate the info guys..think i might get a wave rotor anyway..
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Jeremyh
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 07:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i am just the type of person that if i am going to be ripping into it i may as well just replace it all at the same time.
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Johnk3
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 10:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

where can i get a wave rotor? I'm doing tires on tuesday and if I have the wheels off already I might as well do the rotor too. Should I change the wheel bearings? 8k miles.
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Xb9er
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 11:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If you have the old, unsafe wheel bearings (black seals), they were "recalled" and the dealer should replace them for free. The upgraded bearings have orange seals.
Mike.
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