I just finished my fork job and reassembled everything, and I noticed that my front brake is rubbing slightly. If I raise the wheel and spin it it can be spun, but it stops almost immediately. I re-loosened the axle and the 4 bolts on the forks and re-seated everything (compressed the forks 6-8 times), and I cleaned the pads and rotor. This seemed to help a little, but it could be my imagination.
Don't know if it was doing this before I removed the wheel for the fork job or not. I hadn't ever noticed it and I could tell something was a bit off when stopping/starting. After cleaning, etc. I no longer notice it riding but it still has a hint of friction when spinning the wheels.
So, 1. is there a trick to re-installing the front wheel or forks I am not aware of that could cause a caliper alignment issue? If not, am I possibly looking at a caliper rebuild or something? and 2. would just re-bedding everything (do some hard 60-5 stops then let everything cool down) maybe help, or perhaps new pads (although they'd be thicker and therefore probably worse, no?), which I was going to do this winter along with braided stainless lines and a flush. I notice no pulsing or noises when stopping so I don't suspect warped rotors, and prior to the disassembly had noticed nothing, either. The right rotor was warm (not glowing hot but uncomfortable), the left was cool, so it seems to be primarily the right.
This is an 87 K75T (disc front drum back), 40K miles. I believe it's the original rotors since I don't see antything in the history about rotors.
On the plus side I'm in love with the progressive springs already.
Don't know if it was doing this before I removed the wheel for the fork job or not. I hadn't ever noticed it and I could tell something was a bit off when stopping/starting. After cleaning, etc. I no longer notice it riding but it still has a hint of friction when spinning the wheels.
So, 1. is there a trick to re-installing the front wheel or forks I am not aware of that could cause a caliper alignment issue? If not, am I possibly looking at a caliper rebuild or something? and 2. would just re-bedding everything (do some hard 60-5 stops then let everything cool down) maybe help, or perhaps new pads (although they'd be thicker and therefore probably worse, no?), which I was going to do this winter along with braided stainless lines and a flush. I notice no pulsing or noises when stopping so I don't suspect warped rotors, and prior to the disassembly had noticed nothing, either. The right rotor was warm (not glowing hot but uncomfortable), the left was cool, so it seems to be primarily the right.
This is an 87 K75T (disc front drum back), 40K miles. I believe it's the original rotors since I don't see antything in the history about rotors.
On the plus side I'm in love with the progressive springs already.