Rebel Brake Calipers

[steve whitenect]

Hi all
Went to assemble the calipers today and noticed that the brake pad plate
(the one that floats) is up against the caliper bracket. It is in alignment
with the disk but as soon as there is some wear on the pads, the piston will
eventually bend the plate. Has there been any trouble with the calipers
around the serial numbers of 637? It is not a Matco system. The only way
to use what is here is to put spacers between the axle and the caliper
bracket which would the bracket farther inside the wheel assembly.

Steve W.





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[indabush]

Sorry for the delay on this, but I am always about 10 to 20 digests
behind. I had this same problem. When I was in Chilliwak last June I
talked to Robin about it and the solution we came up with is this.

The wheel needs to be further outboard from the caliper mounting plate.
Robin provided a 4130 tube that just fits over the axle. I cut a small
piece off this tube (about 3/16" to 1/4" long) and put this on the axle
before mounting the wheel. This provides room for the caliper to move as
the brake pad wears.

Mike Ash.

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Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 18:10:19 -0400
From: oifa@irishfield.on.ca
To: rebel-builders
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Re: Rebel Brake Calipers

You are talking the JDM three piece wheel correct?? I'll go have a look at
the spare set I have in the shop to figure out what you are talking about.
Sounds to me like you have something together backwards.

----- Original Message -----
From: "steve whitenect" <srwhitenect@hotmail.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:03 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Re: Rebel Brake Calipers

Hi all
Went to assemble the calipers today and noticed that the brake pad plate
the one that floats) is up against the caliper bracket. It is in
alignment with the disk but as soon as there is some wear on the pads, the
piston will eventually bend the plate. Has there been any trouble with the
calipers around the serial numbers of 637? It is not a Matco system. The
only way to use what is here is to put spacers between the axle and the
caliper bracket which would the bracket farther inside the wheel assembly.

Steve W.
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