Scott2luvit Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 OK, so I bought a new bike which was fitted with Elixir 3 Hydrolic disk breaks, the problem that I have is that the breaks are touching the rotor on the back wheel, infact you cant even see a mm space either side of the rotor, if you turn the wheel it turns maybe 3 times before stopping, the guys at the LBS is saying that its a problem with the Elixir 3 break and that I will have to ride it till there is enough wear on the pads, my shimano's was easy to set with a simple screw, does anyone know how to set these breakes or are the LBS telling me the truth? at least I am getting alot more training with the extra drag
Jacques Potgieter Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 On my old bike i had to adjust them on every ride. It gets rather old, pretty quickly.I found that releasing a bit of tension on the rear skewer seems to help.
Kallie. Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 Strangely enough I have the exact same issue with my Elixir 3 brakes on the MTB I bought a few weeks ago. I took it back to the shop I bought it from and they made a few adjustments which seemed to improve it a bit, but it still seems to be rubbing ever so slightly causing the wheel to also stop after only a few rotations (when spinning the wheel by hand). But hey, like you say, at least the extra drag is adding to the training...
Scott2luvit Posted July 18, 2012 Author Posted July 18, 2012 Strangely enough I have the exact same issue with my Elixir 3 brakes on the MTB I bought a few weeks ago. I took it back to the shop I bought it from and they made a few adjustments which seemed to improve it a bit, but it still seems to be rubbing ever so slightly causing the wheel to also stop after only a few rotations (when spinning the wheel by hand). But hey, like you say, at least the extra drag is adding to the training... what did you buy ?
NINER_boy Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 Bleed them, bleed them, bleed them, and them bleed them again.At the end of the 10th bleed, "release" some fluid before tightening the bleed port screw (this will give the pads some "play" and not be to close to the rotor). Good luck MtbBarbie 1
Scott2luvit Posted July 18, 2012 Author Posted July 18, 2012 Bleed them, bleed them, bleed them, and them bleed them again.At the end of the 10th bleed, "release" some fluid before tightening the bleed port screw (this will give the pads some "play" and not be to close to the rotor). Good luck thanks will give it a bash
CJVDM Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 this is a reocurring problem on those breaks , also elixir 5's i bought a new set, had them for a day and took them back to mu lbs to change for shimano slx. never been happier. touching break is one of my pet hates.
Woolf Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Try this: Loosen the mounting bolts so the caliper is loose enough to move around then spin the wheel. Pull the brake lever to stop the wheel and whilst holding the brake lever tighten the bolts alternating between the bolts until fully tightened. This centers the caliper which should eliminate the touching of the pads on the rotor. Edited July 18, 2012 by Woolf
TheV Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 BRAKES NOT breaks FFS! Don't be so grumpy! Easy on the Tuna.
Tumbleweed Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 Don't be so grumpy! Easy on the Tuna. It's Tjoona… Back to topic. Are the rotors true?
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