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You have all created a monster..with the confidence I have gained by reading your posts and following your advice I have already fixed several things on 79 my cx500c! Thank you all for your help! Now I'm graduating to bigger fixes....like brakes.
So here is the issue:
The caliper doesn't seem to fully retract..they are dragging lightly but noticeably on the rotor. I can here the brakes squealing particularly when I'm pulling into a parking garage. And when I tilt the bike back and free spin the front wheel they drag and squeak. When I actually USE the brake there is no squeak...silent as the grave.
This caliper was rebuilt only 200 miles or so ago ( according to the receipts from previous owner) BUT it was also 2 years ago! Could this be a factor? Very little or no wear on the pads that I can see.
The brakes have great/smooth grab and are otherwise fully functional..
Questions for my emmenantly brilliant fellow cx'ers:
1. Should there be daylight between the rotor and the break pads when not engaged? Is light contact normal?
2. Should I rebuild the caliper or is there some other adjustment I can make?
3. is this just a job for brake quiet or equivalent ?
Any help appreciated! We only get a few months of nice riding weather up here and I hate to waste it waiting for someone else to fix it when I may be able to do it myself
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So here is the issue:
The caliper doesn't seem to fully retract..they are dragging lightly but noticeably on the rotor. I can here the brakes squealing particularly when I'm pulling into a parking garage. And when I tilt the bike back and free spin the front wheel they drag and squeak. When I actually USE the brake there is no squeak...silent as the grave.
This caliper was rebuilt only 200 miles or so ago ( according to the receipts from previous owner) BUT it was also 2 years ago! Could this be a factor? Very little or no wear on the pads that I can see.
The brakes have great/smooth grab and are otherwise fully functional..
Questions for my emmenantly brilliant fellow cx'ers:
1. Should there be daylight between the rotor and the break pads when not engaged? Is light contact normal?
2. Should I rebuild the caliper or is there some other adjustment I can make?
3. is this just a job for brake quiet or equivalent ?
Any help appreciated! We only get a few months of nice riding weather up here and I hate to waste it waiting for someone else to fix it when I may be able to do it myself

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