Front brake calliper 'spacer' washers

[Petefix]

Hi all

I swapped out my front brake pads yesterday for the set of Galfers I bought from Camel - my 'upgrade package' consisted of The Fix/ rear Galfer pads / front Galfer pads.

 

I did the RH side first, & when I removed the calliper I was suprised when two washers (one on each mounting bolt) dropped out - the washers were installed between the caliper & the bracket, causing the calliper to sit closer to the centre line of the bike. I cleaned everything up, installed pads, & reassembled 'as found' & had a look - the calliper was dragging against the brake disc! Removed the 'spacer washers' & installed the calliper - now all ok. The LH side calliper did not have the washers fitted. 

 

No idea why someone fitted these washers - probably happened during a previous pad change. One of the joys of buying 2nd hand! 

[prowlnS10]

It's a common problem with the floating right axle on the T7...the dealer likely added the washer during pdi...see my blog for full details

Tenere 700: Correct Fork Alignment - Floating Right Fork Needs to be Set Correctly on Axle to Obtain Equal Gap for Brake Caliper & Rotor - Service Manual Front Wheel & Tightening Torques - 'Everything Tenere' & Dave Moss Videos: Align Fork Legs Properly After Mounting The Wheel

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Yamaha Tenere 700, Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 ES, Ride Reviews

 

[Tenerider]

3 hours ago, prowlnS10 said:

It's a common problem with the floating right axle on the T7...the dealer likely added the washer during pdi...see my blog for full details

Tenere 700: Correct Fork Alignment - Floating Right Fork Needs to be Set Correctly on Axle to Obtain Equal Gap for Brake Caliper & Rotor - Service Manual Front Wheel & Tightening Torques - 'Everything Tenere' & Dave Moss Videos: Align Fork Legs Properly After Mounting The Wheel

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Yamaha Tenere 700, Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 ES, Ride Reviews

 

Just read the whole blog post mate, great work!

[Petefix]

Thanks for that - news to me! All good now on my bike - but something to be aware of