rotor need truing after switching to different hub?
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rotor need truing after switching to different hub?
my hubs are all 6 bolt. when i switch rotors to a different hub, the rotor somehow rubs with the new hub. My theory is the hub disc rotor mount holes weren't machined very precisely, causing the rotor to be slightly slanted when it's installed. either that or the rotor spider wasn't machined very evenly.
has anyone else encountered this issue, or noticed it on their disc rotors?
has anyone else encountered this issue, or noticed it on their disc rotors?
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are you sure its not just the spacing being slightly different? Hubs have different tolerances even from the same manufacturer combined with possible uneven mounting surface
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I've switched rotors from hub to hub without incident, although sometimes the rotor had to be re- centered when the wheel was on a different bike with a different caliper AIR.
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Perhaps, bent it as you moved it over?
Disc If It's flat I'd just adjust the caliper to the rotor...
loosen bolts, hold brake on , tighten mounting bolts again.
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Disc If It's flat I'd just adjust the caliper to the rotor...
loosen bolts, hold brake on , tighten mounting bolts again.
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If so, then yes, absolutely. Nothing is perfect, right? The rotor face on the hub may not be EXACTLY perpendicular to the axle. If it's not, then a perfectly flat rotor would have some lateral runout as it spins. On the flip side, a rotor itself may not be EXACTLY flat. If it's not, then it'll have some lateral runout even on a perfectly perpendicular hub face. You can clock a rotor in six different positions on a 6-bolt hub. A rotor/hub combination may run perfectly true with the rotor clocked in position 1, but could have some runout clocked in position 3. Of course, switching rotors and hubs can introduce some of this tolerance-stacking, especially if you unknowingly had a nicely-matched pair with one combo and moved to a poorly-matched pair with another combo.
You can re-clock the rotor on the hub to see if that helps. You can also "true" the rotor on the hub (bend it around so that it runs true as installed). If you true the rotor this way, and get it perfect as installed, then it would not be perfect if you re-clock it or move it to another hub.
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My take is that the caliper alignment is not the same on both bikes. It is the caliper that has to be moved over to eliminate the rub. Once the rotor bolts are tightened that is that. Loosen the caliper mounting bolts, lock the brake lever down, re-tighten the caliper bolts. Enjoy.
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my hubs are all 6 bolt. when i switch rotors to a different hub, the rotor somehow rubs with the new hub. My theory is the hub disc rotor mount holes weren't machined very precisely, causing the rotor to be slightly slanted when it's installed. either that or the rotor spider wasn't machined very evenly.
has anyone else encountered this issue, or noticed it on their disc rotors?
has anyone else encountered this issue, or noticed it on their disc rotors?
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