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correct way to install rear calipper?

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sandblaster:
The caliper and the mount are suppose to float on two pins which is why you see those rubber parts between them.
The rubber acts like a spring.
Guys never service the pins so eventually they seize up or move very slowly.
Then bad things happen....  :|

alexander-vmann:
are the pins supposed to move? or just the caliper?

sandblaster:
Pull the mount off the caliper and you will see how it works.

alexander-vmann:
i think i found out the problem, MAJOR play in the slide that goes on the swingarm, so i hold up the calipper as i tigthen the axle nut, and now it seems like it's not riding to low anymore

sandblaster:
Cool.
Just a thought, you might want to use some air to push your caliper piston out and clean your seals really well...
It's amazing the difference it can make on brake performance.

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