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<blockquote data-quote="Bazlerker" data-source="post: 11562" data-attributes="member: 1377"><p>Well,, I took my assembled brake backing plates along with my wheels</p><p>to the Ducati dealer who is a well known racer..and he just called me</p><p>to tell me that the first wheel needed 8 thou taken off the</p><p>linings...and the second set needed 28 thou...so he stopped, and said</p><p>just put em on the bike, apply the brakes and then tighten the</p><p>axle.."because 28 thou is too much to take off the linings"...anyone</p><p>else run into this?..Is the clearance between the pivot end of the lining and the brake drum anything to pay attention to?..Seems my brake linings when new are a pretty sloppy fit in the drums ( whilst assembled onto the backing plates of course..)..I admit to not knowing enough about this to give the m/c shop owner solid direction as to what to do next..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bazlerker, post: 11562, member: 1377"] Well,, I took my assembled brake backing plates along with my wheels to the Ducati dealer who is a well known racer..and he just called me to tell me that the first wheel needed 8 thou taken off the linings...and the second set needed 28 thou...so he stopped, and said just put em on the bike, apply the brakes and then tighten the axle.."because 28 thou is too much to take off the linings"...anyone else run into this?..Is the clearance between the pivot end of the lining and the brake drum anything to pay attention to?..Seems my brake linings when new are a pretty sloppy fit in the drums ( whilst assembled onto the backing plates of course..)..I admit to not knowing enough about this to give the m/c shop owner solid direction as to what to do next.. [/QUOTE]
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