you don';t need to let me soak.. just get them good and oily when you install...

also, i run an ebc and it works just fine... i snapped my clutch cable shortly after.... *sigh* i rode for 6 hours with no clutch... hahaha

 

[/quote]So it doesnt grind when the wheels are turning?[/quote]

I think you misunderstood me. You can only hear the grinding at certain times when pushing the quad back. Let's say you're looking at the rear tires from the side. Top is 12:00 right is 3:00 and so on. Now, when you push the bike back, you hear the grinding when say 3:00 to 5:00 pass at the top, then nothing from 5:00 to 9:00. Underststand?
That's why I'm inclined to think it's the rotor.

 

So it doesnt grind when the wheels are turning?[/quote]

I think you misunderstood me. You can only hear the grinding at certain times when pushing the quad back. Let's say you're looking at the rear tires from the side. Top is 12:00 right is 3:00 and so on. Now, when you push the bike back, you hear the grinding when say 3:00 to 5:00 pass at the top, then nothing from 5:00 to 9:00. Underststand?
That's why I'm inclined to think it's the rotor.[/quote]

OK that clears it up.

Maybe you should just try to raise the rear by putting a block or whatever you have that fits right under the carrier and slowly turn the wheel by hand and see what you can see.

I have a slightly bent rotor that I will be replacing soon on the honda, and it is very different sounding and looking than a bad bearing, and you will know asap once you check it out.

Depending on how much its out of spec it may even be moving the caliper back and forth while turning.

Hope that helps.

 

The instructions with any clutch kit, as well as the instructions in the service manual say to soak the friction pads for a few hours before installing them. You need to let the oil soak into the pads for them to wear evenly and last as long as possible.

 

hey hope on aim, also.. i've never let them soak.. and my buddy that has his 10mm stroker shee didn't soak em either..

 

I dont get why you wouldnt soak them.

The fiber discs will run in oil when in use, they have a certain amount of absorbency (sp?), and it only makes sense that they would work better from the initial rev to the last one of their time if they were preparred by being soaked with oil before installation.

I am not one to follow directions 100% everytime, but I dont see any reason to change plans when they make sense.

To each his own I guess.

 

i don't soak them put i put oil on them...

 

You mean rather than just put them in a small bucket or bag and pour oil onto them you actually put oil on each one individually?

Sounds like extra work, and thats no fun [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Yeah, it would just be easier to bathe them in oil anyways. Just rip open the package, and dump half a quart in the little tray the discs sit in. That's what the package was designed like that for.

 

About the brakes. When you move the warrior back in forth on the ground or turn the wheels with the back end off the ground, if you feel any restrictions other then the friction of the chain and maybe dirt in the chain most likely then, it would be the brakes. look at the caliper and the rotor when moving the wheels from behind and if you see a bend, then it is a rotor. make sure that your pads are still there and you are not going from metal to metal. on those calipers, if you over do it, you can cease the brake piston and that isn't good. that means that you over excurted the piston. easy job to replace the pads and rotor if that is what is making the noise.