lazn

So I finished my 954 fork swap.. but my new brakes drag a bit. (enough that I could smell them when riding, and I used ~.2 gallon per fill up more than yruyur did Saturday night, and he had his wife along while I rode alone, but they were never glowing or felt weak)

I need to first make sure the wheel is properly centered between the calipers, and have read about loosening the fork clamps, then rolling the bike back and forth and hitting the brakes a few times to accomplish this.

Is that a viable option to center the wheel?

Then if that doesn't help, I will swap out to my stock brakes, they should bolt up to the 954 forks alright, I wouldn't leave them this way, but it will show me if the 954 calipers are sticking, and I can at that point fix the calipers, or swap to a F4i setup. (considering this anyway)

Anything else I should try?

Syclone

I'm still having this issue. I first found that I had left & right spacers flipped, so I figured that would help but so far it's only been a slight improvement. I've tried swapping M/C's & lines, I've been hoping not to have to reseal the calipers themselves, but that's the only thing I haven't tried yet.

Syclone

By the way, if you want the F4i M/C I've got one I can't use because of the Swatt clip-ons (which I believe you used too, so maybe not?).

lazn

Thanks for the reply.

Why would the Swatts prevent the F4i master from working? There looks like there is lots of room on my bike..

As for the spacers, I have the larger diameter one on the right (brake side) along with the axle bolt (this is how I was told it goes) is that right?

PUSHrod

Also check that:

The disc and mounts are installed on the correct sides. I used VTR wheels and discs on a set of 900RR forks, the discs are 'handed', different left or right. If installed reversed, the fit is too tight.

That the return bleed hole in the master cylinder isn't plugged. It doesn't take much, only a speck of debris will close the orifice. Causes the symptom you describe.

We've got a nice hobby bike in the S'hawk. Enough of a mix of old and new tech to make it interesting to wrench upon, but not so much as to be intimidating. Sort of like finding out the that after you ask out the librarian, she has a secret life that takes your breath away.

lazn

Well I got the whole 954 front end as a unit from a guy, and haven't bled the brakes yet.. The fluid in the reservoir looks red.. an odd color it seems to me, clear but a definite red tinge to it.. I wonder if the wrong kind, or a mix of fluids is in there causing some seals to swell.

Tonight I will try the axle thing then move on to trying my old brakes (since it is a 5 min swap, no bleeding etc involved) so as to narrow down the problem. Then will report back.

edit: I am fairly sure the rotors are on the right way around since I didn't remove them. However the guy I got the front end from did swap them off of his 954 wheel.

steve.g