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BRAKES!! - 6/16/2008 11:31:48 AM

capinsober

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I heard a skiping in my brakes, i took off the right side calipers, found one of the pistons, is not compressing as fast as the others, the brakes still fuunction properly, but i hear the noise, the fluid seames fine, any ideas?

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RE: BRAKES!! - 6/20/2008 12:11:09 PM

ajohn505

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Are you sure you''re hearing a skipping? Maybe it''s just normal vented rotor noise.

First thing I''''d do is give the rotors and calipers a good scrubdown with brake cleaner. If that didn''''t work I''''d flush/fill the brake fluid to make sure it''''s not just old fluid or air in the lines. If you haven''''t changed the fluid lately I''''d do a flush and fill first.

Lastly, you can rebuild the calipers.

I don''''t know if the pistons need to really compress at the same speed...

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RE: BRAKES!! - 6/20/2008 1:54:23 PM

Hcstreetriding

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the brake disks are free floating rotors, they are made that way to make up for the pistons not compressing at the same speed/rate/time. when one goes in faster than the other it pushes the rotor toward the other brake pad to compensate for the time difference. If you mean what i think you mean thats the explination for that.

As for the skipping i would go with Ajohn and do a good scrubbing with "brake quite" or brake silencer or something along those lines and see if it still makes the noise.

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