HowardSteele Posted January 18, 2017 Share So when changing brake disk pads again.. and I have reached the conclusion that Calipers have a dominant and a non dominant side ...and always seem to wear down one pad a lot quicker than the other (the dominant)So I was thinking of running a metal disk on the dominant and a resin disk on the non dominant sides.as i only thought of this after i took out the old worn pads i'll have to wait until the new ones wear down so i can make a note Although i would assume the piston on the hose banjo side probably responds a touch faster and does more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted January 18, 2017 Share So when changing brake disk pads again.. and I have reached the conclusion that Calipers have a dominant and a non dominant side ...and always seem to wear down one pad a lot quicker than the other (the dominant)So I was thinking of running a metal disk on the dominant and a resin disk on the non dominant sides.as i only thought of this after i took out the old worn pads i'll have to wait until the new ones wear down so i can make a note Although i would assume the piston on the hose banjo side probably responds a touch faster and does more work. Something wrong with the caliper piston on that "non-dominant" side.Mine have always worn even, maybe try giving the pistons a clean JXV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted January 18, 2017 Share Something wrong with the caliper piston on that "non-dominant" side.Mine have always worn even, maybe try giving the pistons a cleanCorrect ChUkKy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted January 18, 2017 Share three different bikes all have one caliper that is 'stronger' than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted January 18, 2017 Share You have a lazy piston. Block off the other wone and pull the lever till it starts moving, then push it back in. Repeat until they both extend evenly. ChUkKy, JXV and Amberdrake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JXV Posted January 18, 2017 Share Putting different pads on opposite sides of the same disc - different friction factors so you'll get different retarding forces that will "twist" the disc while it rotates under braking. Recipe for brake squeal IMO. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Edited January 18, 2017 by JXV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted January 18, 2017 Share Rather sort out the lazy piston, as pointed out by others. There should be no dominant side.... JXV and ChUkKy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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