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Post by westcydr on Jun 12, 2007 20:26:53 GMT -5
Should the brakes ALWAYS be touching, or should the wheel be able to spin without them touching if they are not applied? If they should not be touching, how do you adjust them?
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Post by cloudaz on Jun 12, 2007 20:30:52 GMT -5
Westcydr, disc pads should have some contact with the rotor, if you look at your car same thing, and brake shoes same for drum brakes, light contact.
hope this helps
Wendell
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Post by westcydr on Jun 12, 2007 20:43:27 GMT -5
ok, i was wondering if it was maybe part of why the scooter seems so slow..
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Post by scooterollie on Jun 13, 2007 8:37:51 GMT -5
Shoes on drum brakes should be adjusted so that they just stand clear of the drums. Pads on disc brakes, by the nature of this type of brake, will always slightly touch the rotor. If there is anything more than just a VERY slight drag, you have a problem in the system.
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Post by westcydr on Jun 13, 2007 9:35:16 GMT -5
I don't know how to tell that, I mean, when I spin the wheel by hand, should it rotate once, twice, etc?
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Post by fulltimerart on Jun 13, 2007 13:07:33 GMT -5
 It should just feel like a very slight drag--try moving the pad away from the rotor with a screwdriver and the wheel will spin with no friction from the pads, then apply the brakes a couple times to reseat the pads and you then will feel the slight drag when you spin the wheel. Art
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Post by scooterollie on Jun 13, 2007 16:52:25 GMT -5
The rear wheel won't spin freely anyway because it is turning the final drive gears. There will always be a feeling of some drag because of the gear train.
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Post by westcydr on Jun 13, 2007 17:54:06 GMT -5
ok, so it's slow because it is still new, i hope... after a few hundred kilometres, it will ber faster?
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Post by Aaron on Jun 13, 2007 18:09:44 GMT -5
At best 5 mph faster possibly, maybe, perhaps... it will improve how much is unknown.
Aaron
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It should just feel like a very slight drag--try moving the pad away from the rotor with a screwdriver and the wheel will spin with no friction from the pads, then apply the brakes a couple times to reseat the pads and you then will feel the slight drag when you spin the wheel. Art
