My front rotor wobbles a few mm - just enough so that it either squeaks intermittently, or there's too much lever travel - depending on the pad clearance.
I can see truing a really-taco-d rotor with a hammer and/or some educated bending... but this is much more subtle.
Is there a technique?
My kneejerk was application of sufficient heat, followed by sandwiching it between two dead-flat surfaces - probably also heated quite a bit, but I'd guess there is a loss-of-tempering issue lurking there. -- PeteCresswell
My front rotor wobbles a few mm - just enough so that it either squeaks intermittently, or there's too much lever travel - depending on the pad clearance.
I can see truing a really-taco-d rotor with a hammer and/or some educated bending... but this is much more subtle.
Is there a technique?
Use a crescent wrench to bend and the caliper as a truing stand. If you're a gear head, you can get the "proper" tool:
My front rotor wobbles a few mm - just enough so that it either squeaks intermittently, or there's too much lever travel - depending on the pad clearance.
I can see truing a really-taco-d rotor with a hammer and/or some educated bending... but this is much more subtle.
Is there a technique?
Use a crescent wrench to bend and the caliper as a truing stand. If you're a gear head, you can get the "proper" tool:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:48:38 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
My kneejerk was application of sufficient heat, followed by sandwiching it between two dead-flat surfaces - probably also heated quite a bit, but I'd guess there is a loss-of-tempering issue lurking there. --
really bad idea, and a really big thread diversion opening!
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:48:38 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
My kneejerk was application of sufficient heat, followed by sandwiching it between two dead-flat surfaces - probably also heated quite a bit, but I'd guess there is a loss-of-tempering issue lurking there. --
really bad idea, and a really big thread diversion opening!
My front rotor wobbles a few mm - just enough so that it either squeaks intermittently, or there's too much lever travel - depending on the pad clearance.
I can see truing a really-taco-d rotor with a hammer and/or some educated bending... but this is much more subtle.
Is there a technique?
yes. careful bending.
Quoted message said:
My kneejerk was application of sufficient heat, followed by sandwiching it between two dead-flat surfaces - probably also heated quite a bit, but I'd guess there is a loss-of-tempering issue lurking there.
My front rotor wobbles a few mm - just enough so that it either squeaks intermittently, or there's too much lever travel - depending on the pad clearance.
I can see truing a really-taco-d rotor with a hammer and/or some educated bending... but this is much more subtle.
Is there a technique?
yes. careful bending.
Quoted message said:
My kneejerk was application of sufficient heat, followed by sandwiching it between two dead-flat surfaces - probably also heated quite a bit, but I'd guess there is a loss-of-tempering issue lurking there.
