Ultegra brake pad height problems

starbuck
starbuck Posts: 256
edited June 2014 in Workshop
I've just changed the standard tektro calipers on my bike to Ultegra 6700's.

I've set them up but notice that while the rear left block is set at the perfect height, the right one is at the top of the rim and perilously close to the tyre (it's as low as it will go). The caliper looks centred. Any idea what it could be?

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  • Gary D
    Gary D Posts: 431
    Could it be that the Tektro ones you took off were "deep drop" style?
    What bike were they fitted to?
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  • starbuck
    starbuck Posts: 256
    They're fitted to a 2013 Defy 1 (with the standard Giant wheels). I did think whether they were deep drop or not but the front calipers are fine and so is the rear left caliper, it's just the right one that's too high.
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    yes there is a small hex screw, on the left of the front caliper, rt on rear, check shimano tech docs for the set up but usually the bottom of the head of the screw is flus.h with the caliper body, re centre caliper and re set pads.

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