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dj_benice:

--- Quote from: SteveG on April 26, 2008, 03:39 PM ---I think you are supposed to bend the calipers slightly so the leading edge of the pad touches the rim first. I used to use a wide adjustable spanner covered with tape but you need to be careful not to damage anything.

MX calipers are now pretty old so there is a chance they might be a bit brittle now and could end up snapping them. Might be better to clean the wheels and pads. Then rubb the pads with wet or dry rough them up a bit as well.

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Sort of, bend the caliper spring though not the caliper, screwdriver and trusty heavy object should do the job cheaper to replace a spring too ;)

macky:

Ya know, i used to use to wipe Coka cola on my rim's and let it dry in before ridin a bit of flat...

worked a treat!! and the brake was slightly sharper too... 

SteveG:
I think bending the spring was used to centralise the caliper and just make it pull the caliper open better.
Not sure where I found it out now but bending the caliper or twisting the bit where the pad fits deffo works. It doesn't take a lot to do.

Does anyone who works or worked in a shop remember this as an official adjustment ?

MartyC:
When you bend the caliper arms just above or below the pads it's called adjusting the toe-in so that the pad is pulled onto the rim by the motion of the wheel.  Try taking the glaze off of the pads with some wet and dry or switch to koolstop pads as they work a treat  :daumenhoch:

pickle:
what's with all the bending calipers mallarky??  just get Kool stop pads which have the domed washers, that way you can adjust the toe in on the pads rather than bending any of the caliper!

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