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Glynnrg:
Long time since I've had a bike with a single pot calliper should you be able to pull the lever virtually right to the grip?
Recently stripped the calliper cleaned it up put in new seal and new washers on the banjos and bled it through dosnt seem to be any air in the system but the lever seems to pull in a long way?

Johnwebley:

--- Quote from: Glynnrg on April 06, 2016, 03:44:07 PM ---Long time since I've had a bike with a single pot calliper should you be able to pull the lever virtually right to the grip?
Recently stripped the calliper cleaned it up put in new seal and new washers on the banjos and bled it through dosnt seem to be any air in the system but the lever seems to pull in a long way?

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 it may be the pads aren't bedded in,

does the wheel spin freely?
you could try loosening the two mounting bolts,to give about 6mm gap,then pump the leverso the piston grips the disc,then gradually
do the bolts up again,it sometimes flushes bubbles back up the system,be careful not to splash the bike with brake fluid !!

hairygit:
Have you adjusted the caliper setting bolt correctly? How old and what type of hoses are fitted?

Glynnrg:
Not sure how old the hoses r as I bought a box of bits But they're not new not sure about the calliper screw?
The wheel spins freely and stops when I pull the lever in but seems t pull in a long way but I've not got anything to co pair with
Thanks

hairygit:
Start by adjusting the caliper setting bolt. To do that, slacken the locknut, then using a screwdriver, screw the bolt anti clockwise, until the fixed pad is touching the disc, then clockwise a fraction so that a 6 though feeler gauge is a sliding fit between the disc and fixed pad. Hold the screw and tighten the locknut. Then pump the brake lever a couple of times, then how does it feel?

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