Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
It doesn't look "as bad" though.
You might want to disassemble the brake to check the arm alignment. If I remember the 1050 caliper correctly, there are two outside nuts to adjust the arm play. And a ring of tiny bearings lies between them.
When I look at other pics of 1050 calipers on the web, they don't all use two nuts, which is always so confusing for me to adjust (like my Modolo calipers).
It does seem like it should have a 2nd nut on the front, right? Like how Campagnolo brakes do.
But on the Shimano exploded diagram, I don't see one, so maybe this is the way it's supposed to be.
You're right about the ball bearings. I took it apart and held the arms together. I'm pretty sure one of them is bent, though the odd thing is I don't see any wrinkle marks or anything where the metal got bent. Is it possible it was just defective?
I know this is more trouble than it's worth at this point, but I'm getting obsessed in a detective way.
