Rear brake advice after new pad install

[Grant Lenahan]

Cables may be working normally, but are the pads dragging? You should 
be able to tell, either by sound, feel, or jacking it up and looking 
(in gear please).

Grant
On Feb 5, 2006, at 3:25 PM, <iain.atkinson at tesco.net> wrote:

> Folks
>
> replaced the rear pads today in my 1990 cq20v, after install the 
> handbrake was higher than before, went for a bedding in ride, wow hot 
> brakes like smokin hot, let it cool down for a couple of hours 
> handbrake now back to where it was, went out for another ride, rear 
> brakes still quite hot compared to the front, i can see that the 
> cables are working normally and coming off when the handbrake is on 
> and off. Any ideas??? is it a settle down kinda thing or should i back 
> the hadnbrake adjuster off a touch.
>
> The old pads were right down to 2mm, and the piston's of the calipers 
> were way out, went back into the caliper no problem though.
>
>
> cheers
>
> Iain
>
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