I have a problem with my good ladies serow the front brake caliper is rubbing against the brake disc, at the side opposite the piston, the pads appear newish so not sure what the cause is. Any advise from the collective would be much appreciated.
By way of adding info and a bump, could i pack the brake pad on one side as this would push the caliper on that side away from the disc ?
Thanks for the advise this picture shows the offset that the caliper has adopted.
On further examination the calliper bracket ( thats the piece shown touching the disc) is fixed to the front forks by two bolts therefore i conclude that whoever fitted the new brake pads left two spacer washers off, this puts the bracket in the position it is now which is too close to the disc.
By installing a washer between the bracket and the forks puts the disc central to the calliper when it is mounted back onto its bracket.
The haynes manual doesn't show this as its not normally necessary to undo these bolts.
Dont suppose anyone can confirm this for me one way or the other: