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Old 06-19-18, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
Thx. Interesting. So loosen the caliper bolts, make sure caliper moves freely, squeeze brakes only lightly, tighten partway, let go, spin, tighten again, finish tightening? I'm not sure what that accomplishes separate from the simpler loosen/squeeze/tighten method. But it can't hurt to try.

Maybe a hard squeeze applies some kind of sideways-torquing force to the caliper?
I thought he loosened them up again before the second spin? Not sure what this accomplishes either. Maybe if the rotor is a little warped it lets the caliper float around a little and find the best average center or something. Doing it a few times maybe just helps work out any dirt and stickiness that would impede the process? He did a similar thing with the pistons earlier in the video.
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