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warped front rotor with dics lock
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:20 pm
by Scooter-Bound22
Hello I have problem I accidentally left my dics] lock on and it wrapped my rotor. I olny moved the bike like 2 inches be for it locked up. I Didn't start it i was just pushing out of the garage to go for a ride when it happened. So i went ahead and ordered a new rotor and put it on today. But when I got everything on and screwed down I rolled the wheel and squeeze the brake lever but it makes a slight grinding noise after i released it. I don't know what else to do can someone please help me and tell me where to go next?
Re: warped front rotor with dics lock
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:52 am
by maddiedog
Oh no! I stopped using my disc lock after so many horror stories like this.
Is the grinding consistent, and do the brakes heat up during riding (even without use)?
I see two options:
- Your disc, brake caliper, or wheel may not be perfectly aligned any more. Loosen, tighten, and recheck.
- Your pads may have gotten damaged, check them when you loosen the caliper.
Hope that helps.

Re: warped front rotor with dics lock
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:27 pm
by knowledge boy
My rotor clipped a traffic cone at low speed, I replaced it and the found the pads were very unevenly worn, replaced them and the bike was good as new.