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**Clebrake** Cailper: (pie slice caliper) \\ | **Clebrake** Cailper: (pie slice caliper) \\ | ||
- | {{: | + | 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:// | ||
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+ | 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. \\ | ||
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