Brakes going off centre

keithc440
keithc440 Posts: 277
edited September 2014 in Workshop
I'm having a problem with my 2010 Force front brake caliper. I am using a 13 mm wrench to hold the centering bolt while I tighten up on the fixing bolt with an allen key. I am securing them tightly in my opinion but they seem to go off centre fairly easily once in use. Do I just need to tighten the fixing bolt more or is there anything else that could cause this ? My front wheel is perfectly true by the way.

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  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,323
    Does the nut acually tighten the brake or does it stuck on the end of the threads?
    In the last case you need a shorter nut (current is too long for the fork thickness).
    Happened to me once.
  • keithc440
    keithc440 Posts: 277
    That's something I have not considered. Will have to check.
  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,323
    If that's not the problem , maybe a special washer with knurled surface between brake and fork is missing (don't know much about SRAM), Campanolo has such things and they work....

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