oo-ermissus. Front brake rubbing after refitting front wheel.

[lutonloony]

Took front wheel out to squeeze my bike into boot of mrs LL's car, who kindly said she would meet me at pub!! Refitted front wheel and pad was rubbing on disk. Tried reftting a couple of times but disc always rubbing. In the end I re-centred brake, which wasn't a major hassle ( thanks to previous help from cc members). Just curious as to what may have caused this? TIA.

 

[roadrash]

maybe you accidently knocked the caliper putting it in the car,

 

[Racing roadkill]

Bent the rotor out of true?

 

[lpretro1]

This often happens when u take wheel out - never quite goes back the identical same place. Pads are very close clearance. Usually you just need to re-bed them in and they will sort themselves out

 

[lutonloony]

Bent the rotor out of true?

no rotor fine

 

[lutonloony]

maybe you accidently knocked the caliper putting it in the car,

poss, but was fairly careful, (put bike in before session)

 

[lutonloony]

This often happens when u take wheel out - never quite goes back the identical same place. Pads are very close clearance. Usually you just need to re-bed them in and they will sort themselves out

maybe I should have just had more faith, but did seem to be binding quite a lot

 

[Salty seadog]

Took front wheel out to squeeze my bike into boot of mrs LL's car, who kindly said she would meet me at pub!! Refitted front wheel and pad was rubbing on disk. Tried reftting a couple of times but disc always rubbing. In the end I re-centred brake, which wasn't a major hassle ( thanks to previous help from cc members). Just curious as to what may have caused this? TIA.

On one of my mtb's I have this too. There wheel has a bit of lateral play when sitting in the drop outs. I eventually found out that if o hold the wheel slightly left of where it naturally sits while I do up the qr it centers perfectly every time.

 

[mythste]

Quick release skewer tighter/looser than it was before?

 

[lutonloony]

Quick release skewer tighter/looser than it was before?

possibly looser, now you mention it

 

[Globalti]

The QR should be tightened with the bike sitting on the wheel.

You might have squeezed the brake lever, pushing the pistons through the seals a little as they are designed to do as the pads wear. It should be suffiicient to push them back using a broad-bladed screwdriver or similar.

 

[GlenBen]

Do you have to force the tyre through the caliper a bit to remove the wheel? Mine does and quite often needs the brake tweaking back to the centre.

 

[lutonloony]

Do you have to force the tyre through the caliper a bit to remove the wheel? Mine does and quite often needs the brake tweaking back to the centre.

nope, wheel drops out fine. Strangely enough had a p*ncture in rear wheel, now gear indexing is out!!

 

[KnackeredBike]

I find that by unscrewing the skewer until it's almost off on the side I want to move the wheel towards then tightening it from the opposite direction a couple of times it tends to fix the problem when this happens to me. Or you can just recentre the caliper if you have the tool to hand.

 

[lutonloony]

I find that by unscrewing the skewer until it's almost off on the side I want to move the wheel towards then tightening it from the opposite direction a couple of times it tends to fix the problem when this happens to me. Or you can just recentre the caliper if you have the tool to hand.

might give that a go, cheers