(Breva 1100)The problem I'm trying to remedy is brake pulsing, especially at lower speeds approching full stop.
It has finally become annoying enough to take action.
I checked out all the 'floating rivets' but am now convinced they're not the problem.
Using a makeshift 'dial guage', I can easily detect high and low spots on the disc surface.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe what's needed in that case is a resurfacing.
If so, now I'm faced with removing the front wheel, and getting the discs off the wheel to send them off and get them resurfaced/turned/whatever the term is. This is seeming to be a surprisingly difficult task.
Not finding any definitive instructions, I basically muddled through getting the front axle out, but I can't get the wheel past the brake calipers and off the bike. The allen bolts holding them onto the forks are enormously tight. (Factory Loctite?)
Thinking I could just remove the discs now that the axle is removed, I run into the same thing.
Reading about it in the old archive, and assuming it applies to my Breva 1100, I can see this is quite a process. :blink:
So, my questions are:
Am I correct in that the discs need to be resurfaced, or is there some other way to eliminate the pulsing I've overlooked?
Is there a trick to removing the front wheel without removing the brake calipers?
If I have to remove the brake calipers, do I need to heat the bolts up a lot to break them free (Loctite used)?
Do I also need to use the heat technique to get the discs off the wheel on the Breva 1100?
What are the chances of success without an impact wrench?
Am I better off just putting this in the hands of a dealer?
It has finally become annoying enough to take action.
I checked out all the 'floating rivets' but am now convinced they're not the problem.
Using a makeshift 'dial guage', I can easily detect high and low spots on the disc surface.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe what's needed in that case is a resurfacing.
If so, now I'm faced with removing the front wheel, and getting the discs off the wheel to send them off and get them resurfaced/turned/whatever the term is. This is seeming to be a surprisingly difficult task.
Not finding any definitive instructions, I basically muddled through getting the front axle out, but I can't get the wheel past the brake calipers and off the bike. The allen bolts holding them onto the forks are enormously tight. (Factory Loctite?)
Thinking I could just remove the discs now that the axle is removed, I run into the same thing.
Reading about it in the old archive, and assuming it applies to my Breva 1100, I can see this is quite a process. :blink:
So, my questions are:
Am I correct in that the discs need to be resurfaced, or is there some other way to eliminate the pulsing I've overlooked?
Is there a trick to removing the front wheel without removing the brake calipers?
If I have to remove the brake calipers, do I need to heat the bolts up a lot to break them free (Loctite used)?
Do I also need to use the heat technique to get the discs off the wheel on the Breva 1100?
What are the chances of success without an impact wrench?
Am I better off just putting this in the hands of a dealer?