How to get brake rotors straight?

[Slowbee]

for what reasons do brakes squeak?

 

 

 

[calabash]

They were both bent! Have had the same rotors for 4 years and they are holding out. This includes a season of downhill racing in the states.

[Tumbleweed]

They were both bent! Have had the same rotors for 4 years and they are holding out. This includes a season of downhill racing in the states.

 

 

 

four years?!!!!!!!!!! wow, you know how to stretch things! time for a new set. what brakes you running?*

 

 

 

*sorry if this is posted elsewhere on the thread.

[Dirtbreath]

Are they worn after that kind of use. I have just checked and mine are actually thinner on the edges where the pads run. They are also pretty old. I find my pads dont wear evenly even if they are set properly.

[dirtrider]

Use a shifting spanner. Job-specific tools are great but I prefer generic tools. I've fixed a couple of disks using just a shifting spanner. I don't even take the wheel out of the bike' date=' but you do need?a stand so you canj spin the wheel and look at the disk head-on.

 

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I am with JB on this one. The disk is mechanical and a little savvy and patients get this running perfectly true. My blades were out of kilter from day one. So much so that the wheel couldn't run a complete rotation without rubbing at least twice. The shifting (Vrystaat no 13) worked perfectly. Problem with the stove method is that it stuffs the tempering of the blade. And I know there are going to be some wise cracks about the blade's tempering, but it was done with a reason and I personally rate brakes as safety devices. You don't tamper with the design.

 

 

 

Let me the wise crack to tell you about the blades tempering . Unless you heat the blade to +220F (it becomes this funny red color) you are wasting your time trying to change it's "tempered" properties , but if you do feel like changing it your stove plate will not really do the job .

[calabash]

Yes, I do stretch things. I ride pretty hard but spend a lot of time on my bikes. I ride Heyes 9 brakes with Avid mechanical rotors.