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Inboard disc skim

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Inboard disc skim

Postby Stu » Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:55 am

I've got an original inboard disc I'm rebuilding. The disc itself needs looking at due to rust and screwdriver marks etc. Is there a generally considered minimum thickness not to go beyond when turning it down?
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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby Fast n Furious » Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:45 am

I've never seen an OEM disc wear beyond reuse. I wouldn't recommend using a lathe though. These really should only be skimmed with a snow grinder for optimum finish and performance.
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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby HxPaul » Mon Sep 11, 2017 4:26 pm

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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby Mori63 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:57 pm

Hi ,does anyone know off the top of their head how thick the disc is when new ?
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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby Scooterdude » Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:04 am

For all your disc problems try Spondon engineering in Derby, I used to use them "back in the day" good luck.
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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby AlG » Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:11 pm

I would be careful doing this - i recently had a pad slip out on the lever side. Fortunately I was coasting up to a quiet roundabout and the back brake and gears were enough to slow down.The pads were fairly new and adjusted, so I put it down to a worn disc allowing a bigger gap for the pad to slip through. replacement discs seem to be reasonably priced compared to taking a disc to be skimmed.
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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby Fast n Furious » Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:42 pm

Good point.
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Re: Inboard disc skim

Postby rossclark » Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:20 pm

Surely the only way that could happen was if the static pad wasn't sufficiently adjusted?

Pads are about 6mm thick and there's no way the disk should float that much if the static is adjusted correctly.
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