Author Topic: Brake stay fitment (Read 4917 times)

swanitalia · « **on:** April 25, 2016, 08:50:19 AM »

Hello everyone, I was getting my quad all put together this past weekend. When I went to install my rear brake caliper on my new billet brake stay, the holes would not align correctly kinda like the brake stay was cut short.

I have a laeger swing arm with a billet carrier and a RPM axle and anti-fade. The axle and anti-fade, and billet brake stay are new parts for this build. Before I swapped the axle the brake was on the OEM stay without a problem.

What should I do for this problem? Try to get the caliper on the stay or should I put the OEM stay back on and see if the problem still exists?

This stopped me from riding this weekend so I want to get it worked out ASAP so I can finally ride.

Any help would be great.

Langbolt · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2016, 03:59:37 PM »

Stock bolt spacing is 4-1/2" center to center ? What are you gettting ? If it's 4" it might be set up for a CRF Front Caliper swap.

swanitalia · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2016, 04:12:04 PM »

Quote from: Langbolt;66918

Stock bolt spacing is 4-1/2" center to center ? What are you gettting ? If it's 4" it might be set up for a CRF Front Caliper swap.

The spacing is 4-1/2" a member suggested that i have the carrier in the wrong position so I am going to try turning that to see if that is the problem.

Skeans1 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:11:25 PM »

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The spacing is 4-1/2" a member suggested that i have the carrier in the wrong position so I am going to try turning that to see if that is the problem.

What kind of carrier are you using I have had this issue with the bearings being wider.

ccaiazza · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:35:51 AM »

Just rotate the carrier

swanitalia · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:42:15 AM »

Quote from: Skeans1;66920

What kind of carrier are you using I have had this issue with the bearings being wider.

It's a LSR billet carrier.

swanitalia · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:43:04 AM »

Quote from: ccaiazza;66941

Just rotate the carrier

I will be doing that today or tomorrow depending if I get off work early.

Skeans1 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:14:41 AM »

Quote from: swanitalia;66944

It's a LSR billet carrier.

Take your stock brake stay and make sure your new billet one is the exact same, it's possible a batch of bad stays was made.

swanitalia · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2016, 10:30:31 AM »

Quote from: Skeans1;66946

Take your stock brake stay and make sure your new billet one is the exact same, it's possible a batch of bad stays was made.

If rotating the carrier doesn't work i am planning on taking the billet stay off and comparing it to the OEM stay.

Skeans1 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2016, 10:31:38 AM »

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If rotating the carrier doesn't work i am planning on taking the billet stay off and comparing it to the OEM stay.

I don't think you'd need to pull it I'd just put the oem up against the billet one.

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swanitalia · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2016, 10:42:41 AM »

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I don't think you'd need to pull it I'd just put the oem up against the billet one.

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I will have to take a look, the anti-fade gets in the way slightly.

broken1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2016, 06:34:01 PM »

As said before the carrier is probably just turned too far. If the carrier is rotated too far the caliper hits the top of the carrier housing on the swinger. Thats why honda puts a stop on the OEM carrier.

jcs003 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2016, 07:15:01 PM »

where is the brake stay from; what kind?

john

swanitalia · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2016, 08:09:20 AM »

Okay I think i solved the problem, it appears that I over rotated the bearing carrier and had to turn it back quite a bit. But the brake caliper lines up now, thanks for the help everyone!