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| **Clebrake** Cailper: (pie slice caliper) \\ | **Clebrake** Cailper: (pie slice caliper) \\ | ||
| - | {{:techtalk:ih:wheels:clebrake_1_by_joe1267.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by joe1267 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=762986)) {{:techtalk:ih:wheels:clebrake_2_by_joe1267.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by joe1267 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=762986)) {{:techtalk:ih:wheels:clebrake_by_1976_xl.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by 1976 XL of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=762986)) \\ | + | These have a history of rattling while riding. \\ |
| + | Here is one fix by Hopper of the XLFORUM to stop the rattle. ((Hopper of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/52741-need-help-with-front-brake-caliper-74-77?t=238063)) \\ | ||
| + | <blockquote>The fix I have used on this one and my old Shovel that had the same woeful brake was this: \\ | ||
| + | Get a big rubber grommet. I use one that is commonly used to rubber mount air-con and refrigeration compressors. \\ | ||
| + | It is black rubber, about 1" long and 1" in diameter with a hole down the center about 3/8". \\ | ||
| + | Undo the top caliper mounting bolt and pivot the whole caliper about an inch forward. \\ | ||
| + | Place the rubber grommet, with hole vertical, between the caliper and the fork leg. \\ | ||
| + | Use a big G clamp to squeeze the caliper back into position and put the top caliper mounting bolt back in position and tighten up the nut. \\ | ||
| + | This works. I have used it for years on two bikes. It stops the rattle, yet lets the caliper move enough to work properly. \\ | ||
| + | It might be possible to use a smaller piece of rubber to make it less noticeable, but it is down behind the caliper so I don't worry. \\ | ||
| + | I have never seen one of those retro-fix springs that is in the parts book. \\ | ||
| + | But it looks like it would just hook from the caliper mounting pin to the anchor bolt, or somewhere, and do about the same thing. \\ | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | {{:techtalk:ih:wheels:clebrake_1_by_joe1267.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by joe1267 of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/92889-clebrake-front-caliper?t=762986)) {{:techtalk:ih:wheels:clebrake_2_by_joe1267.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by joe1267 of the https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/92889-clebrake-front-caliper?t=762986)) {{:techtalk:ih:wheels:clebrake_by_1976_xl.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by 1976 XL of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/92889-clebrake-front-caliper?t=762986)) \\ | ||
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