pad's on hayes 9's being too close post replacment
nwmlarge
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Ok have just replaced some pads on a set of hayes hfx 9's and they pads are rubbing
is this normal untill they are worn in?
is there away of setting the piston further in?
is this normal untill they are worn in?
is there away of setting the piston further in?
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take the new pads out and refit the old ones. now push the pistons fully home.
fit new and go ride."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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i did this last night and it worked to an extent but not the best.
is there not a specific tool designed to do this piston pushing apart procedure as i found a screwdriver just resulted in the piston going in unevenly.0 -
I take the pads off and use a 10mm ring spanner to push the piston in (obviously being careful to keep the post in the middle of the piston inside the ring of the spanner).0
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"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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nice one lad's that should make life easier!0
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I stop whining and go and thrash the bike. Loads of hard stops and drag-braking to get the fluid hot. The pistons will reset themselves after an hour or two of abuse.0
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No, they wont. If they have auto adjusted out, they will not go back in until you push them back, or the system corrects until the pads have worn quite a bit.0
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well while trying to push the pistons back i snapped the locating pin on one of the pistons so i'm waiting for a replacement set, which will probably solve the problem completely as i'll have to learn how to bleed the brakes and then i can set where they sit0
