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  • Formula brakes drag
  • drotos
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    I’ve Formula Oro brakes with Acor saw rotors, but the front brake drag at slow and high speed, too. Do You think that it’s because the “saw” rotor? Or what else?

    Many thanks!

    weeksy
    Full Member

    turn it upside down and have a look ?

    drotos
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    What should I see?

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    weeksy
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    Where the brakes are making contact with the rotors.. be it on the sides, on the top, etc etc.

    Push the pads/pistons back and see if it still drags.

    drotos
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    It’s installed perfectly, drags only when I pull the lever…

    drotos
    Free Member

    … and when I ride the bike. It’s OK on the workstand. 😀

    weeksy
    Full Member

    It drags when you pull the lever ?

    ISn’t that called ‘braking’ ?

    druidh
    Free Member

    😆

    Nobeerinthefridge
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    drags only when I pull the lever…

    That’s gotta win dufus of the day award…

    goatster
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    Strangley my xtr trail brakes don’t slow me down at all when I don’t pull them…

    excitable1
    Free Member

    If they still drag when you’re not pulling the lever……

    The pistons do have a tendency to stick a little. Take out the pads and then pull a rag soaked in white spirit through the pistons to give them a good clean. Then pump the lever a little to bring out the pistons a bit (don’t over do it or you’ll get air in the line or pop a piston) and use a small flat screw driver to apply a silicone lube round the exposed edge. If you lube them a few times after each ride they shouldn’t stick anymore. Do the white spirit thing again when you next change the pads.

    Then again you might have a slight warp in your rotar.

    Northwind
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    goatster – Member

    Strangley my xtr trail brakes don’t slow me down at all when I don’t pull them…

    Should have bought Hope.

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