Please elaborate some so I know you are real.Several things wrong with your picture!
Standing by the white courtesy phone
No time to type long reply, call would be better.
I hope this is humor! Yup he’s real alright, Honda calls him when they can’t figure it out. Had his hands all over my bike, no regrets, learned a ton of knowledge and carry on the tradition.
From personal experience, Larry is as real as his house pets, the ones that are normally very quiet, and spend their time hanging out in their terrariums with the lids on.
You see something life threatening? Please elaborate!
What's your number?Several things wrong with your picture!
Standing by the white courtesy phone
No time to type long reply, call would be better.
hover your cursor over his blue screen name (left side of your window under his avatar). click on start conversation, and sent Larry your phone number and if you are time constrained, when are the best times for him to call you. Plan on him telling you exactly what is wrong with your bike...in detail.
That is an extreme outcome, but rear brake drag can come from the secondary master cylinder not releasing line pressure after application, either due to corrosion seizure or fluid blockage. Ultimately this can result in a rear brake that locks on or overheats. A locked rear brake may cause an accident.
Your story about cross threading the larger pin is starting to sound familiar! You are talking about the pin that goes through the caliper and lands in the bracket and not the locating bolt / pin in the swingarm that keeps the bracket from rotating, right? When I took this apart, the caliper's larger bolt was very hard to turn. I had to use a ratchet the entire way out. I cleaned it out and am pretty sure it is correctly threaded and square. With the pads out of the caliper, the caliper slides very nicely on the two pins. I think it may have been cross threaded before I got to it. The boot was also missing. My inside pad is pulled up to the rotor as well and not hitting squarely on the rotor. It worries me that the bracket has space between it and the swingarm where the locating pin goes in. It seems like it could be bent???
Yes the larger pin that the calliper slides on was the one that I messed up. I tried many times to reseat the pin straight but wasn't able to do so, so I just bought a used rear calliper from a wreckers (and got lucky that this was in great shape). If your back pad is being pulled onto the disc and not straight then you may have a similar problem.
call me tonight.
Been there done that but on an RC51….Maybe being a Fire Captain your just used to the heat....(attempt at humor)
What is the correct torque spec for the larger slide pin ? My Honda manual (2005 ST1300) listed 51 ft lbs I believe. Seemed excessive to me, fingers crossed I didn’t damage it further.
