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I can only say I am an idiot for touching the chain adjusters to remove the wheel. Although, the front wheel was scalloped, so maybe it needed an adjustment anyway! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well it finally happened, thanks to all of your help! Last night I went back to the bike and took a measurement at the rear wheel. Approximately 7/8" at the rear of the rotor to swingarm, but about 1 1/8" at the front of the rotor--bad alignment! I immediately loosened the adjusters and...

Re: Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work The picture above was actually intended to show the majority of the bolt, however it is not fully seated. If I push the bolt in, it will bottom out in the hole and seems quite happy. As far as cleaning grease from that hole...

Holy cow!!!!!!! I am mind blown by this--a ha! I think we have been looking in all of the wrong places. There is little reason to believe a bolt got bent during disassembly, the mounting bracket looks good, the rubber is only 11 years old. Rear wheel alignment--that would throw everything off...

I think you mean part #8, the clip that the pads slide on? Scott, you are saying #6, that's the rubber sleeve? In any event, both are worth another look, but fairly certain they are oriented correctly. Part #8 I did notice is asymmetrical. It has a small tab that holds the inboard pad in...

Re: Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work Correct! Which suggests 2 plausible options: 1) a bad bolt 2) the hole the bolt slides into is out if spec-- ergo a bent bracket Any other angles?

Re: Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work Correct! Remember, some of my earlier videos showed the problem when assembled without that boot!

Re: Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work The threads in the caliper look fine, but no threads in the bracket, the bolt just floats in the bracket.

Re: Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work Works for me, a cheap starting point! For good measure I'll see if the have a new rubber bushing to go with it.

Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work Why didn't I think of that sooner! When I put the front bolt in the caliper when it isn't on the bracket, I can do it with my finger. On the bracket, it's relatively hard to do unless I wiggle the caliper. I did just check runout...

Rear Brake Super Soft After Wheel Removal & Brake Work The bracket does look straight when I had it next to a piece of glass. Runout looks good too. https://vimeo.com/167662570 Also, the wheels never really left my sight, I have a friend who does the tire change! This is the bracket on...

What you will see in the video below is the caliper mounted, while the axle is just snug. Give me a slight twist to the caliper by hand creates the soft pedal. https://vimeo.com/167660295 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm at the bike now and the tab looks good to me. Also, the bracket looks true, just held it to a piece of glass. This all looks happy too: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey guys, So I went to the bike and had a look! Here are the videos from this round: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8IDKp6i5haw5StWbkvRyBchy8frT1T5 When disassembled, everything appeared to have been installed correctly. As you will see from the videos, it is only when the front...

Sorry guys, I worked a 12 hour day yesterday! Will be getting to the bike later this morning! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Townsend, Thanks for the great info! Here are my thoughts: 1) In my videos, specifically, the last video #5, at about 15 seconds in, I show I remounted the caliper without the front accordion boot in place. The issue occurs as soon as I slide the front bolt into the hole, without even...

Thanks for the reply Motogiro! I think you must be right! Everything else looks happy with the caliper, so that has to be the next area to address. I need a second set of hands, but hopefully will have an update by Sunday. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey guys, Finally got back to the bike and I have a mixed bag of news and lots of videos! Here is the quick playlist I made, the fun really starts at video 4: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8IDKp6i5hYMAd0waZL7VDqpzuawfbqk I do a complete removal of the caliper and overview of...

Hey guys, I have been so swamped at work and I have had no time to reply here, let alone look at the bike! I have just reread the shop manual and along with Townsends comment, my procedure for the brake caliper installation was incorrect--but I still can't recall anything different in the final...

Thanks for all the advice everyone, spent an hour with the bike tonight! 1) I bled the brake again, this time, with the caliper on a piece of wood and much higher than the master, but that didn't make any difference in the pedal feeling. There really wasn't any reason why air would have been...