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Hey there, I just recently picked up an old 77 GS 550 and noticed off the bat that the front caliper kinda has some wiggle to it unless you apply the brake really firmly. The bolts are tight but I'm wondering if they had copper washers or o-rings as a bushing. Anybody familiar with this issue I would appreciate and info you could pass along as to what I need to do to rectify this. Thanks in advance!
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The ncaliper body should miove just a tad. The pad carrier cradle is whats bolted to the forks. In other words, as the brakes are relaxed it has to float a bit to allow the pads to release off the rotor. When the brakes are applied, then it all stiffens up as the pads grip the rotor. Does this help with the explanation? Yes there are orings on the carrier rods..which youll see in a parts fiche of the calipers.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
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Had the same problem with my 1150. In my case the bike was towed ( stator and r/r cooked 200 miles from home) and the tow truck operator hooked a strap onto the rotors (my bad for allowing it). After it was back on the road, i noticed pulsing at the lever under light braking. I had to replace the rotors.sigpic
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Bent rotors suck!
Whenever you see New Tires on a bike....LOOK for bent rotors!
You wouldn't believe how many idiots manage to bend them, while installing tires.
(more common on the Newer bikes, because the rotors are paper thin)Comment
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Thanks everybody. I'm going to keep looking around as I clean up everything and see if I can figure it out more. The pad cradle/floating caliper makes sense when it comes to the movement I have in the part. I've ridden it just over 100 miles now and I'm wondering if what I'm feeling in the front end is just a bike that is 35+ years old....The headstock bearing feels fine and the wheel bearing does too.Comment
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